Exam 7: Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Imaging studies indicate that the ________ plays a key role in the perceived intensity of pain,while the activity of the ________ is related to the unpleasantness of pain.

The formal name for the eardrum is the

Rate coding along the basilar membrane is used to detect high-frequency sounds.

Sudden angular rotation of the head through a plane is sensed by ________ within ________.

Sodium channels form receptors that play a key role in the perception of

Describe how the organ of Corti transduces sound waves into electrical potentials.

Auditory information is transmitted via two streams within the secondary auditory cortex.

Humans can detect sound vibrations between ________ and ________ cycles per second.

The connection of the vestibular system with brain stem nuclei functions to

The perception of low pitch sounds involves ________ located at the ________ of the basilar membrane.

In the human auditory system,the analysis of "what" corresponds to ________ ,whereas the analysis of "where" corresponds to ________.

The acute sensory component of pain is mediated by pathways that

Auditory signals are carried to the brain via the

Damage to the outer hair cells of the cochlea causes deafness in mice.

The long-term emotional component of chronic pain is mediated by pathways that

Which of the following is true of taste?

The ________ is a hollow region just beyond the tympanic membrane that contains the ossicles.

The ________ is the first relay station for gustatory information arising from the tongue.

The second component of the labyrinths of the inner ear is the

________ are located in the finger tips and are used to detect form and roughness.