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AP biology chapter 40 essay
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Biology
11th Grade
03/21/2012

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Some of the senses in the human body include ___, ____, ____, and ____.
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sight, hearing, balance, and smell
Term
In an eye, the ____is in the front and it goes past the colored part which is called the ____.
Definition
cornea; iris
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The iris can constrict to control the _____, hwich regulates______.
Definition
size of the pupil; the light entering the eye
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The _____is located on the back of the eye and it is made up of ____and ____.
Definition
retina; rods; cones
Term
The rods can detect ____and _____.
Definition
light and movement
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The cones can detect ____ and they are concentrated at the _____.
Definition
color; fovea centralis
Term
The _____and ____send signals to the brain.
Definition
rods and cones
Term
The ____deciphers these signals.
Definition
occipital lobe
Term
Sound enters the ____, it then moves through the _____, into the ____, and then itno the ____, ____, and ____in order to amplifly sound.
Definition
ear; auditory canal; tympanic membrane a.k.a. ear drum; hammer, anvil, stirrup
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The sound continues into the ____and then into the _____which exist in the cochlea.
Definition
cochlea; organ of corti
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The organ of corti vibrates the ____, which vibrate thes the _____, which vibrate the ______and send a message to the ____.
Definition
tectorial membrane; stereocilia, brain
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What are the three main parts of the ear called?
Definition
outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear
Term
What are the three main parts of the outer ear?
Definition
the outer skin of he ear, the auditory canal, and the tympanic membrane
Term
What are the three main parts of the middle ear?
Definition
hammer, anvil, stirrup
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What are the four main parts of the inner ear?
Definition
cochlea, the organ of corti, the tectorial membrane, and the strerocilia
Term
A sense of balance is accomplished through _____.
Definition
semicircular canals
Term
When the head is moved, what moves the cupola?
Definition
the endolymph
Term
When the cupola is moved by the endolymph, what happens?
Definition
the stereocilia is moved and signals are sent to the brain
Term
When the cupola is moved by the endolymph, what happens?
Definition
the stereocilia is moved and signals are sent to the brain
Term
How many semicircular canals are there in the ear?
Definition
three
Term
There is one _____at the base of each auditory canal.
Definition
cupola
Term
What do three canals represent?
Definition
three dimensions of space
Term
When a human smells something, the ____enter the nose and travel up the _____.
Definition
molecules; nasal cavity
Term
The molecules stick to the hairs in the nasal cavity. These hairs are known as _____>
Definition
olfactory epithelium
Term
____bind with certain proteins.
Definition
odor molecules
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The signal then travels up _____to the _____, to the ____>
Definition
sensory nerve fibers; olfactory bulb; neuron
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The neuron sends signals to the ____and information is deciphered in the ______>
Definition
olfactory tract; temporal lobe
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