Summary in Senses Flashcards

Introducing Biological Psychology (30 cards)

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_ is the system that provides information about the body senses,
including touch,
movement, pain, and temperature

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is the sensory system that provides information about the
position and movement of the head.

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is a structure in the inner ear vestibular system that provides
information about the angle of the head relative to the ground and
about linear acceleration.

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is one of the three looping chambers found in the inner ear that
provide information regarding the rotation of the head.

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__ and __ are the structures of the otolith organs.

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_ is the force perceived when our rate of movement changes

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is a stone made of calcium carbonate that is attached to the
hair cells in the otolith organs

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s the nucleus of the thalamus that receives information
regarding pain, touch, and the position and movement of the
head.

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is the cortex located in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe
that is responsible for the initial cortical processing of
somatosensory input.

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_ is hairless skin.

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is the outermost layer of the skin.

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s the layer of skin lying below the outermost epidermis.

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is the layer of tissue lying below the dermis

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is a skin receptor that senses touch, pressure, or vibration.

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is a mechanoreceptor in which the axon fibers are surrounded
by a fluid0filled capsule formed of connective tissue

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is an encapsulated, fast-adapting mechanoreceptor with small
receptive filed that responds primarily to pressure.

17
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is a nonencapsulated, slow-adapting mechanoreceptor with
large receptive field that provides information regarding stretch.

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is the area of the skin surface served by the dorsal roots of one
spinal segment.

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is the spinal pathway that carries information about touch and
position to the medulla.

20
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is a small, unmyelinated fiber that carries information about
temperature, itch m and dull, aching pain to the central nervous
system.

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are small fibers extending from taste receptors.

22
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_ are bumps on the tongue containing taste buds and taste
receptors.

23
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are areas in the parietal lobe adjacent to primary
somatosensory cortex that process a wide variety of complex
somatosensory inputs.

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is a nerve ending in the skin that responds to surface
temperature

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s a nerve ending in the skin that responds to heat.
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is a nerve ending in the skin that responds to cold.
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is a fiber pathway connecting the olfactory bulbs to the olfactory cortex
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is the layer in the nasal cavity containing olfactory receptors.
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is the pathway originating in the dorsal column nuclei and synapsing in the ventral posterior (VP) nucleus of the thalamus that is responsible for carrying information about touch and position.
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is the cortex in the frontal lobe that responds to the sense of smell