Bio Chapter 46

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sensory system that senses pain

Back 1

nociceptor

Front 2

sensory system that detects change in temperature

Back 2

thermoreceptor

Front 3

sensory system that responds to distortions caused by touch/ pressure

Back 3

mechanoreceptor

Front 4

sensory system that perceives specific molecules of classes of molecules

Back 4

chemoreceptors

Front 5

sensory system that responds to particular wavelengths of light within the visible spectrum

Back 5

photoreceptors

Front 6

sensory system that detects electric fields

Back 6

electroreceptor

Front 7

conversion of an external stimulus into an action potential inside the cell
..occurs within sensory neuron

Back 7

transduction

Front 8

increase the signal that was received by transduction

Back 8

amplification

Front 9

propagation of signal to central nervous system

Back 9

transmission

Front 10

processing of multiple incoming signals by Central Nervous System

Back 10

integration

Front 11

convert stimulus to electrical signal (action potential)

Back 11

sensory receptor

Front 12

waves of pressure in air or water are called

Back 12

sound

Front 13

the number of waves/ second

Back 13

frequency

Front 14

this part of the ear collects pressure waves

Back 14

outer ear

Front 15

this part of the ear amplifies sound

Back 15

middle ear

Front 16

this part of the ear contains cochlea which detect frequency of sound waves

Back 16

inner ear

Front 17

what is the range of hearing for humans

Back 17

20-20,000Hz

Front 18

What is the range of hearing for dogs?

Back 18

up to 40,000Hz

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What is the range of hearing in elephants and whales?

Back 19

< 20 Hz infrasonic

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What is the range of hearing in bats and dolphins?

Back 20

20-100 KHz ultrasonic

Front 21

eyes that are composed of hundreds to thousands of light sensing columns called ommatidia

Back 21

compound eye

Front 22

type of eye that focuses light onto layer of receptor cells and contains lens and cornea

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camera eye

Front 23

part of the eye that focuses light; contains rods and cones inside the photoreceptor

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retina

Front 24

these receptors are stimulated by colors

Back 24

cone shaped

Front 25

these receptors are stimulated by faint light

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rod shaped

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for taste: these two are detected directly

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salty and sour

Front 27

this ion detects salty taste

Back 27

Na+

Front 28

this ion detects sour taste

Back 28

H+

Front 29

these tastes are detected indirectly through transmembrane receptors

Back 29

bitter, sweet, umami

Front 30

odor receptor proteins are detected by this number of genes in mammals

Back 30

500-1000 genes

Front 31

movement of the entire body under its own power

Back 31

locomotion

Front 32

type of skeleton that has hard, hollow structures that envelop the body; has antagonistic muscle groups (flexor and extensor)
ex. insects, crustaceans

Back 32

exoskeleton

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type of skeleton that uses the pressure of internal body fluids to support the body; has circumferential and longitudinal muscles
ex. earthworms, nematodes

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hydrostatic skeleton

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type of skeleton that has hard structure inside the body and made up of connective tissue

Back 34

endoskeleton

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hard extracellular matrix of CaCO3

Back 35

bone

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gelatinous matrix of polysaccarides and protein fibers

Back 36

cartilage