Exam 6: B--The Peripheral Nervous System: Afferent Division; Special Senses

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Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. The structure labeled 3 is the ____________________, and it connects to the ____________________ and ____________________. Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. The structure labeled 3 is the ____________________, and it connects to the ____________________ and ____________________.

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stapes, incus, oval window

Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Identify sites where only graded potentials can occur. Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Identify sites where only graded potentials can occur.    a.	site 1 b.	sites 1 and 3 c.	sites 2 and 4 d.	sites 1, 3, and 5 e.	site E a. site 1 b. sites 1 and 3 c. sites 2 and 4 d. sites 1, 3, and 5 e. site E

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Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. The four membranes shown in this figure include the following: The ____________________ is number ____; the ____________________ is number ____; the ____________________ is number ____; and the ____________________ is number ____. Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. The four membranes shown in this figure include the following: The ____________________ is number ____; the ____________________ is number ____; the ____________________ is number ____; and the ____________________ is number ____.

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tympanic membrane, 15; basilar membrane, 12; tectorial membrane, 9; vestibular membrane, 8

Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Match the following structures with the appropriate letter. Some letters may be used more than once. Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Match the following structures with the appropriate letter. Some letters may be used more than once.      _____________White part of the eyeball _____________Contracts and relaxes for clear focusing _____________Part responsible for different eye colors _____________The only item labeled that is not a physical structure _____________The blind spot _____________Fluid that is continually replaced _____________Becomes taut when viewing objectsfar away _____________Region that contains only cone photoreceptors _____________Region that contains all types of photoreceptors _____________Produces the fluid contacts the cornea _____________The non-retinal layer closest to rods and cones _____________Found within the macula lutea _____________Contracts different muscles to adjust the amount of light entering the vitreous humon _____________"White part" of the eyeball _____________Contracts and relaxes for clear focusing _____________Part responsible for different eye colors _____________The only item labeled that is not a physical structure _____________The "blind spot" _____________Fluid that is continually replaced _____________Becomes taut when viewing objectsfar away _____________Region that contains only cone photoreceptors _____________Region that contains all types of photoreceptors _____________Produces the fluid contacts the cornea _____________The non-retinal layer closest to rods and cones _____________Found within the macula lutea _____________Contracts different muscles to adjust the amount of light entering the vitreous humon

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Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Neurotransmitter is released from which site(s)? Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Neurotransmitter is released from which site(s)?    a.	sites 1 and 3 b.	sites 2 and 4 only c.	sites 1, 4, and 5 d.	sites 2, 4, and 5 e.	site 5 only a. sites 1 and 3 b. sites 2 and 4 only c. sites 1, 4, and 5 d. sites 2, 4, and 5 e. site 5 only

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Describe the pathway by which sound waves are conducted in the outer, middle, and inner ear, and also how sound is transduced into neural stimuli. Include the following in your

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Describe the phototransduction process and distinguish photoreceptor activity in the dark versus the light as it relates to on-center bipolar cells. Include the following in your

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Describe how the eye focuses on objects moving nearer or farther away. Include the following in your

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Compare and contrast the transduction process for taste and olfaction. Include the following in your

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Match the receptor below to its function.
phasic receptor
Provides continuous information about the stimuli being monitored
specialized receptor ending of afferent neuron
Generates action potentials in afferent neuron without opening messenger-gated channels
separate cell serving as a receptor
Generates action potentials in afferent neuron by opening messenger-gated channels
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phasic receptor
Provides continuous information about the stimuli being monitored
specialized receptor ending of afferent neuron
Generates action potentials in afferent neuron without opening messenger-gated channels
separate cell serving as a receptor
Generates action potentials in afferent neuron by opening messenger-gated channels
tonic receptor
Provides information about changes in the energy form being monitored
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Define sensory adaptation and describe how it occurs in a Pacinian corpuscle.

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Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Match the following structures with the appropriate letter. Some letters may be used more than once. Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Match the following structures with the appropriate letter. Some letters may be used more than once.     _____	Chamber that contains hair cells for hearing _____	Membrane in which sterocilia for hearing are embedded _____	Number identifying the helicotrema _____	Contains perilymph _____	Identifies the oval window _____	Identifies the organ that contains hair cells sensitive to sound vibrations _____ Chamber that contains hair cells for hearing _____ Membrane in which sterocilia for hearing are embedded _____ Number identifying the helicotrema _____ Contains perilymph _____ Identifies the oval window _____ Identifies the organ that contains hair cells sensitive to sound vibrations

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Describe the pathway by which sound waves are conducted in the outer, middle, and inner ear, and also how sound is transduced into neural stimuli. Include the following in your

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Indicate which of the following regions are part of ascending pain pathways, descending analgesic pathways, or both.

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Describe how the eye focuses on objects moving nearer or farther away. Include the following in your

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Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. The structure labeled 12 is the ____________________, and it separates two chambers: the ____________________ and the ____________________. Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. The structure labeled 12 is the ____________________, and it separates two chambers: the ____________________ and the ____________________.

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Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Which sites are located within the central nervous system? Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Which sites are located within the central nervous system?    a.	sites 2 and 3 only b.	sites 1 and 5 c.	site 2 only d.	sites 2, 3, and 4 e.	all sites labeled except 5 a. sites 2 and 3 only b. sites 1 and 5 c. site 2 only d. sites 2, 3, and 4 e. all sites labeled except 5

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Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Which letter identifies part of a sensory neuron? Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions. Which letter identifies part of a sensory neuron?    a.	1 b.	2 c.	3 d.	4 e.	5 a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5

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Compare and contrast the transduction process for taste and olfaction. Include the following in your

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Describe the phototransduction process and distinguish photoreceptor activity in the dark versus the light as it relates to on-center bipolar cells. Include the following in your

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