click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
CHAPTER 9
HEARING, VESTIBULAR, TASTE & SMELL
Question | Answer |
---|---|
AMPLITUDE | The distance of particle movement in a defined period of time, usually measured as dynes per square centimeter. |
AMPULLA | An enlarged region of each semicircular canal that contains the receptor cells (hair cells) of the vestibular system. |
AMUSIA | A disorder characterized by the inability to discern tunes accurately. |
ANOSMIA | The inability to smell. |
AUDITORY BRAIN IMPLANT ABI | A type of auditory prosthesis in which implanted microphones directly stimulate the auditory nuclei of the brainstem rather than the cochlea. |
BASILAR MEMBRANE | A membrane in the cochlea that contains the principal structures involved in auditory transduction. |
BINAURAL | Pertaining to two ears. |
CENTRAL DEAFNESS | A hearing impairment that is related to lesions in auditory pathways or centers, including sites in the brainstem, thalamus, or cortex. |
CILIUM | A hairlike extension |
CIRCUMVALLATE | One of three types of small structures on the tongue, located in the back, that contain taste receptors. |
CHOCLEA | A snail-shaped structure in the inner ear that contains the primary receptor cells for hearing. |
COCHLEAR AMPLIFIER | The mechanism by which the cochlea is physically distorted by outer hair cells in order to “tune” the cochlea to be particularly sensitive to some frequencies more than others. |
COCHLEAR IMPLANT | An electromechanical device that detects sounds and selectively stimulates nerves in different regions of the cochlea via surgically implanted electrodes. |
COCHLEAR NUCLEI | Brainstem nuclei that receive input from auditory hair cells and send output to the superior olivary complex. |
COINCIDENCE DETECTOR | A device that senses the co-occurence of two events. |
CONDUCTIN DEAFNESS | A hearing impairment that is associated with pathology of the external-ear or middle-ear cavities. |
CORTICAL DEAFNESS | A hearing impairment that is caused by a fault or defect in the cortex. |
CUPULA | A small gelatinous column that forms part of the lateral-line system of aquatic animals and also occurs within the vestibular system of mammals. |
DECIBEL dB | A measure of sound intensity. |
DENDRITIC KNOB | A portion of olfactory receptor cells present in the olfactory epithelium. |
DUPLEX THEORY | A theory of pitch perception that combines place theory and volley theory. |
EXTERNAL EAR | The part of the ear that we readily see (the pinna) and the canal that leads to the eardrum. |
FOLIATE PAPILLAE | One of three types of small structures on the tongue, located along the sides, that contain taste receptors. |
FOURIER ANALYSIS | The analysis of a complex pattern into the sum of sine waves. |
FREQUENCY | The number of cycles per second in a sound wave; measured in hertz (Hz). |
FUNDAMENTAL | The predominant frequency of an auditory tone or a visual scene. |
FUNGIFORM PAPILLAE | One of three types of small structures on the tongue, located in the front, that contain taste receptors. |
GLOMERULUS | A complex arbor of dendrites from a group of olfactory cells. |
GUSTATORY SYSTEM | The taste system. |
HAIR CELL | One of the receptor cells for hearing in the cochlea. |
HARMONICS | Multiples of a particular frequency called the fundamental. |
HERTZ Hz | Cycles per second, as of an auditory stimulus. |
INCUS | Latin for anvil. A middle-ear bone situated between the malleus and the stapes. |
INFERIOR COLLICULI | Paired structures on the dorsal surface of the midbrain, caudal to the superior colliculi, that receive auditory information. |
INFRASOUND | Very low frequency sound; in general, below the threshold for human hearing, at about 20 Hz. |
INNER EAR | The cochlea and vestibular apparatus. |
INNER HAIR CELL (IHC) | One of the two types of receptor cells for hearing in the cochlea. |
INTENSITY DIFFERENCES | Perceived differences in loudness between the two ears, which can be used to localize a sound source. |
LABLED LINES | The concept that each nerve input to the brain reports only a particular type of information. |
LATENCY DIFFERENCES | Differences between the two ears in the time of arrival of a sound, which can be employed by the nervous system to localize sound sources. |
LATERAL-LINE SYSTEM | A sensory system, found in many kinds of fishes and some amphibians, that informs the animal of water motion in relation to the body surface. |
LOUDNESS | The subjective experience of the pressure level of a sound. |
MALLEUS | Latin for hammer. A middle-ear bone that is connected to the tympanic membrane. |
MEDIAL GENICULATE NUCLEI | Nuclei in the thalamus that receive input from the inferior colliculus and send output to the auditory cortex. |
MIDDLE EAR | The cavity between the tympanic membrane and the cochlea. |
MINIMAL DISCRIMINABLE FREQUENCY DIFFERENCE | The smallest change in frequency that can be detected reliably between two tones. |
MITRAL CELL | A type of cell in the olfactory bulb that conducts smell information from the glomeruli to the rest of the brain. |
MITRAL CELL | A type of cell in the olfactory bulb that conducts smell information from the glomeruli to the rest of the brain. |
MONAURAL | Pertaining to one ear. |
MOTION SICKNESS | The experience of nausea brought on by unnatural passive movement, as in a car or boat. |
OLFACTORY BULB | An anterior projection of the brain that terminates in the upper nasal passages and, through small openings in the skull, provides receptors for smell. |
OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM | A sheet of cells, including olfactory receptors, that lines the dorsal portion of the nasal cavities and adjacent regions, including the septum that separates the left and right nasal cavities. |
ORGAN OF CORTI | A structure in the inner ear that lies on the basilar membrane of the cochlea and contains the hair cells and terminations of the auditory nerve. |
OSSICLES | Three small bones (incus, malleus, and stapes) that transmit sound across the middle ear, from the tympanic membrane to the oval window. |
OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION | A sound produced by the cochlea itself, either spontaneously or in response to an environmental noise. |
otolith | A small bony crystal on the gelatinous membrane in the vestibular system. |
ototoxic | Toxic to the ears, especially the middle or inner ear. |
outer hair cell (OHC) | One of the two types of receptor cells for hearing in the cochlea. |
oval window | The opening from the middle ear to the inner ear. |
papilla | A small bump that projects from the surface of the tongue. Papillae contain most of the taste receptor cells. |
pattern coding | Coding of information in sensory systems based on the temporal pattern of action potentials. |
pheromone | A chemical signal that is released outside the body of an animal and affects other members of the same species. |
pinna | The external part of the ear. |
pitch | A dimension of auditory experience in which sounds vary from low to high. |
place theory | A theory of frequency discrimination stating that pitch perception depends on the place of maximal displacement of the basilar membrane produced by a sound. |
polymodal or multisensory | Involving several sensory modalities. |
pure tone | A tone with a single frequency of vibration. |
round window | A membrane separating the cochlear duct from the middle-ear cavity. |
saccule | A small, fluid-filled sac under the utricle in the vestibular system that responds to static positions of the head. |