Senses (Overall)
What is the technical term for the sense of location and position of body parts in relation to one another?
What is proprioception?
Which part of the ear is visible and collects sound waves, funneling them into the ear canal?
What is the pinna (outer ear)?
What structure at the front of the brain acts as a relay station for processing smell information?
What is the olfactory bulb?
What type of cue requires the use of both eyes and provides depth perception through differences in images received by each eye?
What are binocular cues?
What is the central organ of the nervous system responsible for processing and interpreting signals sent by the olfactory system?
What is the brain?
The ability to sense the position and movement of your limbs and body parts is known as what?
What is the kinesthetic sense?
What nerve carries electrical impulses from the inner ear to the brain for processing sound information?
What is the auditory nerve
When we smell things, what tiny particles or molecules carry the chemical information of a scent?
What are airborne odor molecules?
According to the Gate Control Theory of Pain, what psychological and physical factors can influence the "gate" in the spinal cord?
What are distraction and massage?
What theory proposes that our minds naturally organize sensory information into meaningful patterns?
What is Gestalt psychology?
Which sense contributes to your body's sense of balance and spatial orientation?
What is the vestibular sense?
In the pathway of hearing, which three small bones in the middle ear amplify and relay sound signals?
What are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?
I am eating mushrooms, what taste is attributed to that savory taste?
What is umami?
What monocular cue involves the parallel lines appearing to converge in the distance?
What is linear perspective?
In the sense of touch, what type of receptor detects deep pressure and vibration in the skin?
What is the Pacinian Corpuscle?
What sensory system helps you maintain balance and control your movements, including awareness of body position?
What is proprioception?
What is the function of the cochlea in the inner ear?
What is responsible for the sense of hearing, converting mechanical vibrations into electrical signals?
What is the role of the olfactory nerve in the sense of smell?
What is carrying information about smells from the olfactory bulb to the brain?
In terms of pain, what process involves nociceptors becoming more sensitive to painful stimuli?
What is sensitization?
Which neurotransmitter is involved in transmitting pain signals to the brain?
What is Substance P?
What term describes the overall sense that allows us to perceive pressure, temperature, texture, and pain?
What is the sense of touch?
What separates the middle ear from the inner ear and transmits vibrations from the stirrup to the fluid-filled cochlea?
What is the oval window?
Which sense is responsible for identifying and distinguishing different odors, helping us react to and understand scents?
What is the sense of smell?
Which cue involves the extent to which the eyes turn inward to focus on a nearby object?
What is convergence?
What is the term for the process in which nociceptors become more sensitive to painful stimuli, contributing to chronic pain?
What is sensitization?