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Psych Vocab 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cochlea | The fluid filled structure of the inner ear that transmits sound impulses to the auditory nerve |
| auditory nerve | The cranial nerve that carries sound from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain |
| conductive deafness | Hearing loss caused by damage to the middle ear, this interfering with the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea |
| sensorineural deafness | Deafness that usually results from damage to the inner ear or to the auditory nerve |
| olfactory nerve | The nerve that transmits information about odors from receptor neurons to the brain |
| gate theory | The suggestion that only a certain amount of information can be processed by the nervous system at a given time |
| vestibular sense | The sense that provides information about the position of the body |
| kinesthesis | The sense that provides information about the position and movement of individual body parts |