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First, it encounters the protective, transparent covering called the _________.
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cornea
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Second, it enters the opening to your eye, your ___________.
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pupil
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The pigmented portion around your eye opening is called the __________.
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iris
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The light particle next makes its way through a jelly-like substance _________ _______ that buffers the focusing portion of your eye or the _______.
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amaeus humor / lens
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After being focused and inverted, the light particle penetrates another, more viscous, jelly-like substance that supports the shape of your eyeball, the _________ _______.
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viscular humor
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Next, the light particle is transmitted to the back layer of the eye called the ______ where the light receptors are found.
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retina
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The _______ is the section of receptors that is responsible for visual acuity, and the _______ ______ is the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye.
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fovea / blind spot
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The receptors responsible for color vision are the ______, and the receptors responsible for peripheral and night vision are called the ______.
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cones / rods
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Within the layer of light receptors, information is passed from the receptors to the ______ and _______ cells before entering the ________ nerve, which sends visual stimuli to the _________ lobe for further processing.
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ganglion, bipolar, optic, occipital
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Hering proposed the ________-_______ theory of color vision based upon the occurence of ________ _______.
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opposite-paired, negative action
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Sound waves are components of another sense, _________.
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audition
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List the four basic touch sensations:
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warmth, cold, pain, pleasure
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List the four basic tastes:
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sweet, sour, salty, bitter
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What sense is most associated with memory?
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smell
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_______ drugs are those that have chemicals that change perceptions and moods.
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psychoactive
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Continued use of these types of drugs produces ________.
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tolerance
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People who stop taking these types of drugs may experience _________.
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withdrawal
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The intense craving for the effect that these drugs produce coupled by the need to dispel the pain associated with stopping use indicate a drug _________ or _________.
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dependence / addiction
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inhibit or reduce the activity of neurotransmitters
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depressants
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excite or increase the activity of neurotransmitters
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stimulants
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mimic the activity of neurotransmitter or distort the perception of sensory input of neurons
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hallucinogens
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Which stage of sleep includes paradoxical sleep and vibrant dreams?
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REM
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Which stage of sleep contains alpha waves?
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Stage 1
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Sleep runs in cycles. Demonstrate the cycle with numbers...
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123432 REM
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