Unit 2- Senses Flashcards

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Sensation

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The process of detecting a physical stimulus

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2
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Rods

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Periphery vision; sees black and white and grey

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3
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Cones

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Center of the eye (Fovea); sees color

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4
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Blind Spot

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The region with no rods or cones

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5
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Prosopagnosia

A

Facial Blindness

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6
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Pupil

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A hole in the eye that lets light in

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7
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Iris

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The muscle that controls how much light is let through the pupil

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8
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Lens

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Focuses light

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9
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Retina

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Back lining of the eye– contains rods and cones

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10
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Optic Nerve

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Transmits information to the visual cortex in the brain

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Cornea

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Clear protective covering over the eye

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12
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Trichromatic Theory of Color Vision

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Three different types of photoreceptors. Each sensitive to different range of wavelengths

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13
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Opponent Process Theory

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Two types of color opponent cells

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14
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Localization

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Being able to detect where sound is coming from

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15
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Amplitude

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Intensity of a wave

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16
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Frequency Theory

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Basilar membrane vibrates at the same frequency as sound waves

17
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Place Theory

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Different frequencies cause larger vibrations at different locations along the basilar membrane

18
Q

Olfactory Bulb

A

Where smell is registered in the front of the brain

19
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Olfactory System

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Connects to the Limbic System and Temporal Lobe

20
Q

Anosmia

A

Lack of smell

21
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Touch

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Pressure, itch, temperature, pain

22
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Taste (gustation)

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Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami

23
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Nociceptors

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Free nerve endings that respond to pain through spinal cord to brain.

24
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Gate Control Theory

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Pain is physiological and psychological

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Kinesthetic
Knowing where your body parts are in relation to one another
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Vestibular
Sense of balance
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Synesthesia
Senses join together
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Proprioceptors
Receptors in muscles and joints that provide information about position and movement