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Chapter 9: Hearing, Vestibular, Taste and Smell Flashcards

1
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Sound

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Oscillation of increases and decreases in air pressure.

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How is sound typically discussed?

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As waves

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Amplitude

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Distance between the resting position and maximum height of the wave.

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What is amplitude measured in?

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Decibles (dB)

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Frequency

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The number of waves passing by a specific point per second.

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What is frequency measured in?

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Hertz (Hz)

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Pure Tone

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A single frequency

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8
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Most sounds are not…

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pure tones

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Fourier Analysis

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Decomposes sound into its separate sine waves.

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10
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What type of force is sound?

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Mechanical

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What is used to detect sound?

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Mechanoreceptors

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Middle Ear

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Controlled by stapedius and tensor tympani muscles.

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13
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How does the middle ear reduce effectiveness of sound?

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Stiffening links of bone.

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14
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What is the middle ear important for?

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Decreasing self-made sounds

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Inner Hair Cell

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Transduces the physical force into the neural signal.

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Basilar Membrane

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Has different sensitivities to different frequencies.

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17
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What does the stiff base of the basilar membrane respond better to?

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High frequencies

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What does the floppy apex of the basilar membrane respond better to?

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Low frequencies

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Inner Hair Cells (IHCs)

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Responsible for perception of sound.

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20
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What % of the auditory fibers are from IHCs?

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90-95%

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Outer Hair Cells (OHC)

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Help to fine-tune organ of Corti in response to messages from the brain.

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Cochlear Amplifier

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Amplify movements of basilar membrane in some areas while dampening in others.

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Neurons Tuning Curve

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Auditory neurons have a precise frequency they are most sensitive to, but also respond to nearby frequencies.

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24
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Where do binaural interactions occur?

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The brainstem and superiors olivary nucleus

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Tonotopic Organization

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Organization of the auditory system.

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What do the auditory systems try to analyze?

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  1. Pitch
  2. Source of the sound
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Place Theory

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Encoded by area of basilar membrane with maximal excitation.

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Volley Theory

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Frequency encoded by firing frequency.

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29
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What type of frequency is the volley theory mainly used for?

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Lower frequencies

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30
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Binaural Neurons

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Serve as “coincidence detectors”

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Lateral Superior Olive

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Processes latency differences in mammals.

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Medial Superior Olive

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Processes latency differences but compares ENTIRE activity of MSO on left vs right.

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External Ear

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Provides spectral filtering and amplifies certain frequencies.

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34
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What are the 3 ossicles in the ear?

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  1. Malleus
  2. Incus
  3. Stapes
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Auditory Cortex

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Processes Complex Sounds

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36
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The auditory cortex is not involved in…

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basic auditory discrimination (can be accomplished at lower levels)

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Dorsal Stream

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Focuses on localization

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Ventral Stream

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Analyzes components of sound.

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39
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What causes cells to shift their tuning curve?

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Experience

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40
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What type of neurons have tuning curves?

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Auditory cortical neurons

41
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What are the 3 kinds of deafness?

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  1. Conduction
  2. Sensorineural
  3. Central
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Conduction Deafness

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Problem in the outer/middle ear prevents the transmission of vibrations.

43
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Conduction deafness is not a _________ problem.

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Nervous system

44
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Sensorineural Deafness

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The auditory nerve is unable to become excited and conduct signals.

45
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What can cause sensorineural deafness?

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  1. Genetic mutation
  2. Toxic drug
  3. Loud sounds (chronic exposure)
46
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What is damaged to cause sensorineural deafness?

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Hair cells

47
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How can sensorineural deafness by treated?

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cochlear implants (auditory nerve is still functional)

48
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Central Deafness

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Something is wrong in the brain, causing deafness.

49
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What is an example of something that can cause central deafness?

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A stroke - damages auditory cortex / MGN projections to the cortex

50
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Is central deafness complete or selective deafness?

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Both

51
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Auditory Brainstem Implants (ABIs)

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Bypass auditory nerve and directly stimulate the brainstem nuclei

52
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Vestibular Perception

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Informs you about forces acting on the body (especially the head)

53
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What are the two major forces in the vestibular system?

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Gravity and acceleration

54
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What is the vestibular system important for?

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Balance and body/head position awareness

55
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What are the 3 components for awareness in space?

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  1. Vestibular system
  2. Visual system
  3. Proprioceptive System
56
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What are the Semicircular Canals important for?

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Detecting rotational forces

57
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What are the utricle and saccule important for?

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Detecting linear forces (horizontal and vertical)

58
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Each canal is located along a different ___.

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Axis

59
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Ampulla

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Enlarged region of EACH semicircular canal

60
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Where is the ampulla located?

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The junction of canal and utricle

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What do the hair cells in the ampulla respond to?

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Precise kinds of mechanical rotational force (depends on orientation of hair cells)

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Utricle

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Saclike structure at the ends of canals

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Saccule

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Saclike structure below the utricle

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What do the utricle and saccule contain?

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Otoliths that enhance sensitivity of receptors

65
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Lateral Line System

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Array of receptors along the side of the body.

66
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What is the importance of the movements of water stimulate receptors?

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Tells animals about current and nearby animals.

67
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What did the auditory system develop from?

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Vestibular system

68
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What does the vestibular nucleus send signals to?

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  1. Motor nuclei of eye
  2. Thalamus
  3. Cortex
69
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Vestibular Ocular Reflex

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Enables you to precisely control the muscles of the eye even as you move your head. (keeps eyes focused on one thing).

70
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What happens after too much spinning of your body occurs?

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Conflict between vestibular system and visual system feedback.

71
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Taste and smell is a form of…

A

chemo detection

72
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Flavors

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taste and smell combined

73
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What is taste processed by?

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The gustatory system

74
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How many taste receptor cells are on a taste bud?

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50-100

75
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What are the 5 tastes?

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  1. salty
  2. sweet
  3. sour
  4. bitter
  5. umami
76
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Salty

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Sodium transported across the cell membrane via channels - leads to depolarization

77
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Sour

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Dependent on the acidity of a substance
- Hydrogen ions enter through channels and depolarize

78
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Sweet

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Detected by the combination of two members of the T1R family (GPCRs)

79
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Bitter

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Often evoked by toxic substances that want to be highly sensitive

80
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What kind of taste is poorly discriminated?

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Bitter

81
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Umami

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meaty and savory flavor

82
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What are the two receptor types of taste?

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  1. Responds to glutamate (amino acids)
  2. Responds to most amino acids
83
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What are amino acids highly present in?

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meat

84
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How many functional genes do humans have for odor receptors?

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350

85
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What does sensitivity reflect?

A

Evolutionary needs

86
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What is the path of smell?

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  1. Olfactory receptor cells
    to
  2. The axons
    to
  3. The mitral cell
    to
  4. The brain
87
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Mitral Cells

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Cells in the olfactory bulb

88
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Where do mitral cells send their axons?

A

Further into the brain

89
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What does olfactory information have to pass through to reach the cortex?

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The thalamus

90
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How does olfactory transduction work?

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  1. Odorant binds to GPCR, leading to G protein activation.
  2. The G protein activities cyclase, which produces cAMP
  3. cAMP binds to channels, opening them, leading to depolarization
91
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How many odors can humans discriminate?

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5000 odors

92
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Vomeronasal System

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Pheromone detection system in the nose of some animals

93
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What are the receptors in the vomeornasal system important for?

A

Organizing reproductive behavior

94
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Histocompatibility Complexes (MHCs)

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Important for detecting degree of relatedness to other animals.

95
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Where is MHC information sent?

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To the accessory olfactory bulb, medial amygdala, and to the hypothalamus

96
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What do humans not appear to have?

A

A functional VNO (both receptor genes are nonfunctional)

97
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What does behavioral evidence suggest humans are sensitive to?

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pheromones

98
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Pheromones and ___ ____ may not be so independent.

A

Olfactory systems

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