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lateral inhibition

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inhibiting neighboring signals for sharper contrast of a message

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mechanical lateral inhibition

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activating neighboring receptors to suppress an area of pain (itch around mosquito bite)

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crossing over

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right side of the body is controlled by the left side of the brain etc.

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inhibitory efferent nerves

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block afferent pathways for messages that are deemed unnecessary (ex. don’t feel watch after a certain period of time)

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what type of info does the somatosensory nervous system gather?

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skin, muscles, joints, bones, tendons

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what type of neurons are used in the somatosensory NS?

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afferent neurons, 1st design

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what types of receptors are used in the somatosensory NS?

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thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, noiceceptors

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what is visual stimuli?

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electromagnetic waves

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how are electromagnetic waves measured?

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photons

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do human eyes detect all kinds of electromagnetic waves?

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no (ex. UV rays)

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what kind of receptors are used in our visual system?

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photoreceptors

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what kind of adequacy do our photoreceptors have?

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low adequacy

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what components of the eye help us focus our sight?

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cornea and lens

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what part of the eye transforms electromagnetic waves?

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retina

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what version of receptors are in the retina?

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2nd version

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what is the “problem” with the design of our retinas?

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afferent neurons are in front of the receptors, information moves back and forth

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why do we have blind spots?

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axons of ANs in the retina exit and block receptors

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how does the brain make up for blind spots?

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makes up what it should look like

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what are the types of receptors that encode info in the retina?

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rods and cones

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rods

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seeing shades of grey, more sensitive because they are larger

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cones

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smaller and less sensitive, seeing “colors”

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what type of cones do we have?

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red, green and blue

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how do we see other colors?

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based on the ratio of the cones that are activated, combination of info sent to the CNS by cones causes specific color

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what causes color blindness

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lack of a certain type of pigment or certain cones behave more like another

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what is the most common type of color blindness?
red-green
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what is red-green color blindness
green cones acting more like red cones
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what is the problem with traffic lights at night and color blindness?
hard to see which light is on top and can't tell color
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what type of auditory stimuli do we receive?
pressure waves
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what type of receptors do we have in our auditory system?
mechanoreceptors
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what are the names of mechanoreceptors in our ear?
stereocilia and cochlear hairs
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what are the components of the ear?
external auditory meatus/canal, tympanic membrane, middle ear, and cochlea
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what is the tympanic membrane
the ear drum
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what is the middle ear?
air canal, connects to the throat
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why do our ears pop at high altitudes?
increased pressure in the middle ear on the tympanic membrane, equalized by opening the jaw and letting air out through connection to the throat
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cochlea
converts air waves to water waves
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how is auditory stimuli sent to CNS?
stereocilia to nerves via 2nd design
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how do waves become messages to CNS?
water waves in cochlea push mechanoreceptors, bending causes opening of mechanically gated K+ channels
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what happens after K+ channels are opened from movement of water waves?
influx of K+, depolarization occurs, threshold causes voltage-gated Ca2+ to open
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what happens when voltage-gated Ca2+ channels are opened?
Ca2+ causes neurotransmitters to be exocytosed, received by afferent neuron which sends to CNS
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what is loudness in terms of pressure waves?
increased amplitude
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what does loudness cause in stereocilia?
greater bend in hairs
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how do we detect pitch/frequency?
which stereocilia are hit by water waves in cochlea
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high pitch
stereocilia are hit early/near base of cochlea
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low pitch
stereocilia are hit later/near apex
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what causes the quality/timbre of sound?
how mixed the waves are
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cerebral geometry
angle at which waves are coming
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vestibular system
head position and motion
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what type of receptors are in vestibular system?
mechanoreceptors (stereocilia)
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what are the components of the vestibular system?
semicircular canals (3), and otolith organs
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why do we have 3 semicircular canals
measure in all 3 dimensions
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how do semicircular canals function?
measure the bending of stereocilia based on movements of water
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what do semicircular canals detect?
rotation and acceleration (speeding up and slowing down)
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what serves as the reference point for semicircular canals?
movement of water by gravity
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what makes up otolith organs?
utricle and saccule
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what are in the otolith organs?
Ca2+ based stones
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how do otolith organs function?
determine how head is tilting or accelerating relative to gravity based on the movement of the stones
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why is it difficult to know which way is up under water?
no effects of gravity on otolith organs
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chemosensory system
detecting dissolved chemicals (internal and external)
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what type of receptors are used in the chemosensory system?
chemoreceptors
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where are chemoreceptors found?
mouth, throat, GI, lungs
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what are the primary tastes?
salty, sour, sweet, bitter, umami and fat
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salty
Na+ binds to chemoreceptors and causes an influx of Na+, depolarization to signal that Na+ is present
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sour
registering pH or H+
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why is spoiled meat sour?
when proteins are broken down H+ is released
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sweet
binding of glucose
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bitter
about 30 different receptors that bind different compounds, typically basic (alkaloids and toxins)
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what is a toxin?
something that can cause harm if too plentiful
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umami
"pleasant savory," binding of glutamate (A.A.)
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why is glutamate important?
indicator of proteins and can act as a neurotransmitter
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fat
binding of fats to chemoreceptors
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what primary tastes were historically of critical need?
fat, sweet (glucose), and salty (Na+)
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what is olfaction?
sense of smell
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where are the receptors for olfaction?
3cm patch on the roof of the nasal cavity
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what do we need to dissolve compounds and detect them?
water
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how often are olfactory receptors changed?
every 2 months
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what causes noseblindness?
receptors that sense common smells are not always replaced
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where does processing of smells take place?
olfactory bulb
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olfactory bulb
processes smells and sends necessary info to the brain
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primary olfactory cortex
coordinates with behavior
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orbitofrontal cortex
where small is finally registered
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vomeronasal organ
weak organ that registers pheromones

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