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chi 12 A&P

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show throughout the body  
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For all receptors, stimulation of a receptor results in a change in ______.   show
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show perception  
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The ability of the nervous system to become less responsive to a maintained stimulus is called sensory   show
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show general sense & special sense  
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show F  
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Receptors are classified based on their sensitivity to different types of stimuli. The five main types of receptors are ______, pain receptors, _______,mechanoreceptors, and photoreceptors.   show
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What is the immediate result of stimulating a receptor?   show
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show sensation; perception  
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show adaptation  
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show joints, muscles, viscera  
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show cold, warm  
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______ protects the body because they are stimulated when there is tissue damage, thereby promoting a response that may prevent further damage.   show
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Choose all true statements about the sensory receptors responsible for the general senses.   show
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show Stimulus type that causes a response  
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show proprioceptors  
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Choose two types of receptors that sense touch and pressure.   show
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The thermoreceptors in the skin are classified as _____receptors and ______ receptors.   show
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List three characteristics of pain receptors.   show
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True or false: Receptors for the general senses are very localized, and found in the skin only.   show
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What is the function of proprioceptors?   show
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The senses that are classified as the_________senses include the senses of smell, taste, hearing, equilibrium, and sight.   show
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show brain  
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Which three of the following regions are associated with receptors for the general senses?   show
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show chemoreceptors; chemicals dissolved in liquid  
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show lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles, free nerve endings  
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The thermoreceptors in the skin are classified as______ receptors and ______ receptors   show
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show pain receptors  
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Which of the following is true concerning the sense of smell?   show
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What are the sensory organs for taste called?   show
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show touch  
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show outer, middle, inner  
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show taste buds  
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The tympanic membrane is also called the_______(a non-anatomical term).   show
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Sound travels in waves. The higher the waves (the greater the amplitude), the ______ the sound.   show
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show the tympanic membrane  
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show tympanic membrane, auricle, external acoustic meatus  
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Which of the following are housed in the middle ear?   show
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The malleus, incus, and stapes are the three small bones known as the auditory _____   show
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show higher-pitched  
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What happens to the tympanic membrane when sound waves pass down the external acoustic meatus?   show
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Sound waves that enter the external acoustic meatus cause the_______membrane to vibrate back and forth, reproducing the vibrations of the sound-wave source.   show
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Which structure helps to equalize air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane?   show
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show cochlea, semicircular  
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show vestibule  
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The ______organ (organ of Corti) contains the hearing receptors in the cochlea.   show
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Name the receptor cells that are responsible for the sense of hearing.   show
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show auditory, eustachian  
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Which structure contains the hearing receptors?   show
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Where is the spiral organ located within the cochlea?   show
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show Hair cells are receptor cells.  
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show auditory tube  
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The _____membrane is attached to the bony shelf of the cochlea and extends as an overhang above the hair cells in the spiral organ.   show
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Which structure contains the hearing receptor cells and converts mechanical sound waves to electrical signals?   show
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Where is the tectorial membrane located?   show
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show spinal organ  
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The hair cells in the spiral organ have extensions called ______, which respond to mechanical stimuli.   show
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show tectorial membrane  
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What is the effect of stimulating a variety of hair cells simultaneously?   show
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show 20-20,000 vibrations per second  
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show static, dynamic  
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True or false: The extrinsic eye muscles are considered accessory organs of the eye.   show
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show Hair cells at different locations in the cochlea respond to different pitches.  
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show cold receptors, pain receptors  
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show choroid, ciliary  
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show position of the head; balance when in motion  
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The upper and lower ____ , and the ______apparatus are accessory organs that help protect the eye   show
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show The transparent part of the outer (fibrous) layer of the eye.  
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The _____forms the inner, or nervous, the tunic of the eye. It contains photoreceptors.   show
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The clear, anterior-most structure of the eye, part of the fibrous tunic, is called the____   show
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The five major groups of neurons in the retina are the photoreceptors, the bipolar neurons, the ______cells, the horizontal cells, and the _____cells.   show
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show choroid, ciliary  
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The portion of the retina that produces the greatest visual acuity (sharpness of image) is the ______. It is located within a patch of cells posterior to the center of the lens called the ______.   show
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show optic, ciliary  
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show bipolar neurons, ganglion cells, photoreceptors  
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What is the yellow patch of cells in the central region of the retina called?   show
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The visual receptor cells are located in the ______.   show
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show amacrine cells, horizontal cells  
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show fovea centralis, macula lutea  
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The optic nerve, as well as the central artery and vein that supply the eye with blood, exit the eye through the optic ____   show
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The vitreous body is a jelly-like substance located between what two structures of the eye?   show
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the optic disc?   show
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The posterior cavity of the eye is a larger space bounded by the ciliary body, the______ , and the _______   show
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The vitreous _____along with collagenous fibers form the vitreous ______ .   show
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After light passes through the lens, it goes through the ______ before hitting the retina.   show
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the _____humor is a jelly-like substance located between the lens and the retina of the eyeball.   show
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The bending of light rays as they pass through objects of different densities is called _____   show
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show convergence  
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show the optic disc  
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show lens & retina  
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The refraction of light is the ______ of light rays as they pass from one medium to another.   show
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Light from distant objects (more than 20 feet) travels in parallel lines. Thus, the lens needs to be ______ in order to focus the image on the retina.   show
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show close  
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When the visual pigment rhodopsin is exposed to light, it breaks down into ______ and _______   show
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Cones have a type of light-sensitive pigment called _____ (similar to rhodopsin). Three types of this pigment are present in the cones; each is sensitive to a different wavelength of light.   show
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show presbycusis & tinnitus  
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Each type of ______ responds to a different wavelength of light. This is because each type contains a different type of ______.   show
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show high pitches  
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show rhodopsin  
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