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

Question 1

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

Answer 1

cochlea, scala tympani, scala vestibule, scala media, organ of Corti, tympanic membrane, helicotrema, ear ossicles, oval window, round window, hair cells, and cochlear nerve.

Question 2

Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions.
Neurotransmitter is released from which site(s)?

Answer 2

E

Question 3

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

Answer 3

stapes, incus, oval window

Question 4

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

Question 5

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.

Question 6

Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions.
Identify sites where only graded potentials can occur.

Question 7

Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions.
Which sites are located within the central nervous system?

Question 8

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

Question 9

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.

Question 10

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

Question 11

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 ____.

Question 12

Define sensory adaptation and describe how it occurs in a Pacinian corpuscle.

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

Use the figure above to answer the corresponding questions.
Which letter identifies part of a sensory neuron?