Sensory Nervous System (EYES) Flashcards
1
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perception
A
identifying, organising + interpreting sensory info
2
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teleception
A
far away sensory
- hearing
- sight
- smell (olfactory)
3
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exteroception
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direct contact
- skin
- pain
- taste (gustatory)
4
Q
proprioception
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self movement
5
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interoception
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internal state of body
6
Q
brain parts for sight
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- parietal lobe
- occipital lobe
- temporal lobe
7
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4 functions of sight
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- qualitative
- quantitative
- temporal
- spatial
8
Q
pupils constrict when
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- light change (brighter lights)
- accommodation (object from far away comes closer)
9
Q
retina what does it do
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- innermost part of the eye
- sees things inverted
10
Q
process of sight
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- photoreceptors
- bipolar cells
- ganglion cells
- optic nerve
10
Q
blind spot
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- area you can’t see because there aren’t any rods or cones
11
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2 photoreceptors
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- rods
- cones
12
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rods definition
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light receptors
- highly sensitive
- use rhodopsin (violet)
13
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cones definition
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colour receptors
14
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different colour receptors in cones
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- L cones ; red
- M cones; green
- S cones; blue
