CHAPTER 6 OTHER SENSORY SYSTEMS Flashcards
define the amplitude
define frequency
define pitch
define the timbre
explain the structure of the ear
what structures do the outer ear have
what happens in the middle ear
define the tympanic membrane
define the oval window
define the cochlea
define hair cells
What is happening the inner ear
How does the pitch perception impact?
define the place theory
define the frequency theory
define the volley principle
define the primary auditory cortex
What is the definition of sound localization
How do different people differ?
define conductive deafness or middle-ear deafness
define nerve deafness or inner-ear deafness
define tinnitus
how do hearing and attention change in old age?
define vestibular sensation
define the semicircular canals
define the somatosensory system
define the receptors
define capsaicin
how does tickles differ from anything else
what happens in the central nervous system in somatosensation
what happens when you have pain
define the stimuli and spinal cord paths
How does emotion relate in pain
How could you relieve pain
define opioids and edorphins
define cannabinoids and capsaicin
define placebos
what are the sensory things that occur in pain
what happens when you are itching
what occurs when you taste something
what are taste receptors
define the papillae
what are the different types of taste receptors
define the cross-adaptation
define the phenomenon called adaptation
mechanisms of taste receptors
taste coding in the brain
define nucleus of the tractus solitarius
variations in taste sensitivity
what happens in olfaction
what are the olfaction receptors
what happens when you incode the olfaction receptors
what are the messages that sent to the brain
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how do people differ from hearing
define vomeronasal organ
define pheromones
define synethesia