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The two tissue layers that make up the olfactory organs are the…

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olfactory epithelium and lamina propria

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the first step in olfactory reception occurs on the exposed…

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olfactory cilia

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the ultimate destinations for interpreting the sense of smell are…

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  1. olfactory cortex
  2. hypothalamus
  3. limbic system
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the factor that ensures that you quickly lose awareness of a new smell but retain sensitivity to others is called…

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central adaptation

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the CNS interprets smell on the basis of the particular pattern of…

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receptor activity

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although the human olfactory organs can discriminate among many smells, acuity varies widely depending on the…

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nature of odorant

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the three different types of papillae on the human tongue…

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filiform, fungiform, and circumvallate

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taste buds are monitored by cranial nerves…

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VII, IX, and X

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after synapsing in the thalamus, gustatory information is projected to the appropriate portion of the…

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gustatory cortex

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taste buds in all portions of the tongue provide all four primary taste sensations…

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true

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gustatory reception begins when dissolved chemicals contacting the taste hairs bind to receptor proteins of the,,,

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gustatory cells

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protein complexes that use second messengers to produce their gustatory effects are called…

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gustducins

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an examples of one inheirted taste sensitivity is for the compound…

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phenylthiocarbamide

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a lipid-rich product that helps to keep the eyelids from sticking together is produced by the…

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tarsal glands

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the fibrous layer, the outermost layer of covering the eye, consists of the…

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sclera and cornea

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the vascular layer consists of three distinct structures, the…

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iris, ciliary body, and choroid

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the function of the vitreous body in the eye is to…

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stabilize the shape of the eye

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the primary function of the lens of the eye is to…

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focus the visual image on the retinal photoreceptors

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when looking directly at an object, its image falls upon the portion of the retina called…

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fovia centralis

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the transparent proteins in the lens fibers, responsible for both the clarity and the focusing power of the lens, are…

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crystallins

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when photons of all wavelengths stimulate both rods and all three types of cones, the eye percieves…

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“white” lights

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axons converge on the optic disc, penetrate the wall of the eye, and proceed toward the…

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diencephalon as the optic nerve

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the perception of a visual image reflects the integration of information arriving at the…

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visual cortex of the cerebrum

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the bony labyrinth of the ear is subdivided into the…

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vestibule, semicircular canals, and cochlea

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the external ear is seperated from the middle ear by the...
tympanic membrane
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the auditory ossicles of the middle ear include...
malleus, stapes, and incus
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the structure in the cochlea of the internal ear that provides information to the CNS is the...
spiral organ
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the receptors that provide the sensation of hearing are located in the...
cochlea
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the senses of equilibrium and hearing are provided by receptors in the...
internal ear
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ascending auditory sensations synapse in the thalamus and then are delivered by projection fibers to the auditory cortex of the...
temporal lobe
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olfactory secretions that absorb water and form a thick, pigmented mucus are produced by...
olfactory glands
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during the olfaction process, the first synapse occurs at the...
olfactory bulbs of the cerebrum
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one of the few examples of neuronal replacement occurs in the_________population.
olfactory receptor
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the tongue papillae that provide friction to move objects around in the mouth, but do not contain taste buds, are...
filiform papillae
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the ultimate higher-order olfactory destination is the...
olfactory cortex
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the mechanism that quickly reduces your sensitivity to a new taste is...
central adaptation
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a taste recpetor sensitive to dissolved chemicals but insensitive to pressure illustrates the concept of...
receptor specificity
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during the focusing process, when light travels from the air into the relatively dense cornea,...
the light path is bent
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exposure to bright light produces a...
rapid reflexive decrease in pupillary diameter
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the color of the eye is determined by...
the thickness of the iris and the number and distribution of pigment cells
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in rating visual acuity, a person whose vision is rated 20/15 is better than normal since this person can...
read letters at 20 feet that are only discernible by the normal eye at 15 feet from the chart
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after an intense exposure to light, a "ghost" image remains on the retina because a photoreceptor cannot respond to stimulation until...
its rhodopsin molecules have been regenerated
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the role that vitamin A plays in the eye is...
the visual pigment retinal is synthesized from vitamin A
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the reason everything appears to be shades of gray when we enter dimly lighted surroundings is...
only rods are stimulated
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when one or more classes of cones are nonfunctional, the result is...
color blindness
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the most detailed information about the visual image is provided by the...
cones
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the region of the retina called the "blind spot" is an area that structurally compromises the...
optic disc
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the partial cross-over that occurs at the optic chiasm ensures that the visual cortex receives...
a composite picture of the entire visual field
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the waxy material that slows the growth of microorganisms in the external acoustic canal and reduces the chances of infection is...
cerumen
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the auditory ossicles found in the middle ear resemble "tools" that would be found in a...
horse stable
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information about the direction and strength of mechanical stimuli is provided by the...
hair cells
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the receptors in the internal ear that provide sensations of gravity and linear acceleration are the...
saccule and utricle
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the intensity of a percieved sound is determined by...
how many of the hair cells in the cochlear duct are stimulated
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information about the region and intensity of auditory stimulation is relayed to the CNS over the cochlear branch of...
Optic nerve 9 (NVIII)
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the energy content of a sound determines its intensity, which is measured in...
decibels

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