Sense and Sensibility
What’s the process by which sensory receptors receive information from the environment?
Sensation
The sense that tells you where your body parts are without looking at them.
kinesthesia
What is the clear front structure that bends light as it enters the eye
Cornea
What is the vibrating structure that is first stuck by a sound wave in your ear?
Eardrum
Taste and smell respond to:
Chemicals
What’s the process of organizing and interpreting sensory input?
perception
The sense that helps you maintain balance
vestibular sense
What part of the eye contains the photoreceptor cells?
Retina
What is the liquid filled structure in the inner ear that contains the specialized receptor cells for hearing?
cochlea
When information processing starts with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information
Bottom-up processing
The brain region that percieves pain signals
somatosensory cortex
What are the receptor cells in the retina that help you see color and detail in bright light?
Cones
Hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea’s receptor cells or auditory nerve.
sensorineural hearing loss
When you have a bad cold and can’t smell, your food seems flavorless. This is because smell and taste work together through:
Sensory interaction
You see a cloud shaped like a rabbit because your brain expects to find meaningful patterns. This illustrates:
top-down processing
When you stub your toe, specialized receptors send pain signals through the nervous system to the brain. These receptors are called:
nociceptors
When you move from a dark theater into bright sunlight, your ___ constrict and your eyes adjust to the light.
Pupils
Your friend calls your name, and you turn to where the sound is coming from. You are utalizing:
stereophonic hearing
What region of the brain perceives taste?
gustatory cortex
After getting used to the smell of your perfume, you no longer notice it. This change in sensitivity is due to:
sensory adaptation
When you see someone get a paper cut and instinctively flinch or feel a twinge yourself, what is the nerual basis of this?
mirror neurons
Why are you more likely to see movement out of the corner of your eye when you're walking down a street at night, as compared to when you are walking down the street during the day?
Your peripheral vision relies on highly light-sensitive rod cells
A cochlear implant converts sounds into electrical impulses by directly stimulating the ______
auditory nerve
Olfactor Receptors
Taste Receptors