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chemoreceptors- chemical stimulii
thermoreceptors- temperature
mechanoreceptors- movement
nociceptors- pain
photoreceptors- light |
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| five different tastes & location |
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Definition
salty- lateral margins
sweet- tip of the tongue
sour- lateral margin
bitter- rear
umami- |
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Term
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Definition
compounds stimulate directly, activate 2nd messenger systems, depolarize cell directly
glossopharyngeal/vagus/facial nerve send impulse to thalmus/post central gyrus |
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Term
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Definition
ear ossicles
malleus (hammer)
stapes (stirrup)
incus (anvil) |
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Term
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Definition
helix
concha
auricle (pinna)
tragus
external auditory meatus |
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Definition
semicircular ducts
cochlea
tympanic cavity |
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Term
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Definition
protects ear from loud noises
tensor tympani muscle |
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Term
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Definition
| more vigorous vibrations that excite more hairs over a larger area. higher frequency of action potential |
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Term
| Equilibrium projection pathway |
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Definition
hair cells synapse on vestibular nerve
fibers end in pons, cerebellum, cranial nerves in eye, head, neck movements
allows eyes to fixate while our heads move |
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Term
| frequency range of human hearing |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
mucosa-olfactory bulb-temporal lobe
hippocampus/amygdala |
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