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Special Senses

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What are the two chemical senses that are complentary sense that lets one know weather a substance should be savored or avoided   Smell ( olfaction) and taste (gustation)  
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What type of receptors are used in these two chemical senses   Chemoreceptors  
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What must be dissolved in a aqueous solution to be picked up in chemoreceptors ?   Chemicals  
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What are excited by chemicals dissolved in nasal fluids ?   Smell receptors  
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What responds to chemicals dissolved in salvia ?   Taste receptors  
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an organ of smell,that is located in the roof of nasal cavity and covers the superior nasal conchea is known as the   Olfactory Epithelium  
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Bipolar neurons with radiating olfactory cilia is known as   Olfactory sensory neurons  
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What surrounds and cushions olfactory receptor cells ?   Supporting Cells  
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What lies at the base of the epithelium ?   Olfactory Stem Cells  
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What are long,largely nonmotile cilia,that radiates from knob and is covered by mucus (solvant or odarants)   Olfactory cilia  
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What has stem cells that give rise to to new neurons every 30-60 days ?   Olfactory neurons  
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How many different odorants does smell may contain ?   100's of smell  
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How may "smell" genes does humans have active in nose   400  
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Protein responds to how many odors in smell ?   one or more odor  
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Each odor binds to how many different types of receptor   Several  
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Each gene ______ a unique receptor protein   Encodes  
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The ______ _______ contain pain and tempature receptors that responds to irritants such as sharpness of amonia, or can "smell" hot or cold ( chilli peppers,menthol)   Nasal Cavity  
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In order to smell a substance it must be _______,ad must be a gaseous state.   Volatile  
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Odorants bind to receptors, activating a protein known as   G protein  
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G protein activation causes _______ (second messenger) synthethesis   cAMP  
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what causes a decreased reponse to sustained stimulus,referred to as olfactory adaption   Ca^2+ influx  
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sensory organs for taste is known as   Taste buds  
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The peglike projection of the toungue mucosa, that accounts for most of 10,000 taste buds that are located on the toungue is kown as   papillae  
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What are the tops of these mushroom-shaped structures that houses most taste buds,scattered across the toungue known as   Fungiform papillae  
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What are the structures on the side of the toungue known as   Foliate papillae  
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the largest taste buds with 8-12 forming "V" at the back of the toungue is known as   Vallate Papillae  
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Each taste bud consist of 50-100 flask-shaped epithelial cells, what are the two types of taste receptor cells called   Gustatory epithelial cells and basal epithelial cells  
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taste receptors cells that have microvilli called gustatory hairs that projects into taste pores,bathed in saliva is known as   Gustatory epithelial cells  
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What do sensory dendrites do ?   sends taste signals to brain  
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Dynamic stem cells that divide every 7-10 days are known as ?   Basal epithelial cells  
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What are the five basic taste sensations ?   1.Sweet 2.Sour 3.Salty 4.Bitter 5.Umami  
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The basic taste sensation that accounts for taste of sugars,saccharin,alcohol, amino acids, and leads some salt   Sweet Taste  
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The basic taste sensation that accounts for hydrogen ions in a solution   Sour Taste  
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The basic sensation that accounts for metal ions (inorganic salts);sodium chloride tastes saltiest   Salty Taste  
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The basic sensation taste that accounts for alkaloids such as quinne and nicotine,caffeine,and non-alkaloids such as aspirin   Bitter Taste  
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The basic taste sensation that accouts for amino acids glutamate and asparate.   Umami Taste  
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What are the three major areas of the ears and their function ?   External: Hearing Only Middle : Hearing Only Internal: Hearing and Equilibrium  
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what is the outer layer of the ear called and what two parts does it consist of ?   The External ear, and consist of the external acoustic meatus and tympanic membrane  
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a structure of the external ear that is a shell-shaped structure surrouding the ear canal that functions to funnel sound waves in auditory canal is known as the ?   Auricle (pinna)  
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a structure in the external ear that is a cartilaginous rim of the ear is known as the   Helix  
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a structure in the external ear that is known as the fleshy ear lobe is the ?   Louble  
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The part of the external ear that is also known as the (auditory canal) and is a short,curved tube lined with the skin bearing hairs,sebacous glands and cercumious earwax glands, and also transmits sound waves to ear drum is known as the   External aucostic meatus  
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also known as the (ear drum) What is the part of external ear that forms a boundary between external and middle ear, and vibrates in response to sound and transfers sound energy to bones of middle ear called ?   Tympanic membrane  
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The area of the ear that is also known as the tympanic cavity and is a small,air-filled,mucosa lined cavity in the temporal lobe and is flanked laterally by a boy wall of the eardrum contaiing oral ad round membrane windows is called the ?   The Middle ear  
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The superior portion of the middle ear is known as the   Epitympanic recess  
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The canal for communication with mastoid air cells in the mastoid process of the middle ear is known as the ?   Mastoid antrum  
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What structure of the middle ear connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx and is formly called the eustachian tube, and is usually a flattened tube called ?   pharynogotympanic tube  
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the three small bones in the tympanic cavity of the middle ,are called   Auditory ossicles  
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The hammer is secured to the ear drum is known as the ?   Malleus  
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The anvil is known as the   Incus  
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The stirrup base fits into the oval window is known as the   Stapes  
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The malleus articulates with the what ?   Incus  
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The incus articulates with the what ?   Stapes  
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What two muscles contract reflexively in response to loud sounds to prevent damage to hearing receptors ?   Tensor tympani and stapedius  
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The area of the ear that is also called the labyrinth (maze) because of its complicated shape, ad it lies deep in the temporal bone behind the eye socket and provides a secure site for all of the delicate receptor machinery is known as the   The Internal Ear  
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The two major divisons of the internal ear are called the ?   Bony labyrith and membraous labyrith  
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The system of tortous channels and cavities that is divided in three regions vestibule,semicircular canals, conchela, is filled with perilymph fluid similar to csf is known as the   Bony labyrith  
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The series of membranous sacs ad ducts contaied in bony labyrith, that is filled with potassium-rich endolymph is known as the ?   membranous labyrith  
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The central egg shaped cavity of the bony labyrinth that contains two membranous sacs,saccule and uricle, and its sacs have equilibrium receptor regions (macuae) that responds to gravity and changes in position of head is known as the   Vestibule  
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the structure of the bony labyrith that has three canals oriented in three planes of space, anterior,lateral and posterior is known as the   Semicircular canals  
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anterior and posterior planes of the semicircular canals are   at right angles  
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The lateral plane of the semicircular canals lies   horizontally  
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enlarged areas of ducts of each canal that houses equlibrium receptor regions called the cristia ampullaris, receptors that respond to angular movements of the head is known as   Ampulla  
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A small spirial,conchialbony chamber that extends from the vestibule and coils around the bony pillar ad contains cochlear duct,which houses the spiral organ and ends at the cochlear apex is known as the   Cochlea  
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The conchela is divided into three chambers   1.Scala Vestibule 2.Scala Media 3.Scala tympani  
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abuts oval window,contains perilymph is known as the   Scala Vestibule  
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(cochlear duct) cotains endolymph is known as the   Scale Media  
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terminates at round window,contains perilymph is known as the   Scale tympani  
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"roof" of the cochlear duct that seperates scale media from scala vestible is known as the   vestibular membrane  
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External wall of cochlear duct composed of mucosa that secretes endolymph, is known as the   stria vascularis  
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the floor of the cochlear duct is compsed of what ?   bony spiral lamina  
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What supports the spiral organ ?   Basilar membrane  
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what pathway of the brain information goes up to relax centers in brain stem and allows fast,reflective responses to imbalance so one does not fall down Called   Equilibrium Pathway  
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Impulses from activated _______ _______ travel to either _______ _____ in brain stem or to cerebellum.   Vestibular receptors, travels to vestibular nuclei  
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What are the three modes of input for balance ?   1. Vestibular receptors 2.Visual receptors 3.Somatic receptors  
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a labyrith disorder that affects the cochelea and semicircular canals,causes vertigo,nausea,and vomitting.' Treatment:anti-motion sickness drugs ,this syndrome is called ?   Meinere's syndrome  
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