Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
loudness
|
dimension of auditory experience related to the intensity of a pressure wave
|
|
|
sound intensity is measured in _____
|
decibels
|
|
|
pitch
|
is the dimension of auditroy experience related to the frequency of the sound wave (Hz)
|
|
|
timbre
|
distinguishing quality of a sound... complexity of the sound wave
|
|
|
eardrum
|
oval shaped membrane in middle ear (sound hits here first)
|
|
|
after the eardrum sound passes through ____, ____, _____
|
hammer, anvil and stirrup(opens the inner ear)
|
|
|
organ of Corti
|
structure in the cochlea containing hair cells that serve as receptors for hearing
|
|
|
cochlea
|
snail-shaped fluid-filled organ in the inner ear, containing the organ of Corti, where the receptors for hearing are located
|
|
|
basilar membrane
|
part where the cilia is in the cochlea
|
|
|
auditory nerve
|
sends message to the brain in cochlea
|
|
|
taste
|
gustation (receptors in the mouth)
|
|
|
papillae
|
knoblike elevations on the tongue containing the taste buds
|
|
|
olfaction
|
sense of smell
|
|
|
gate-control theory
|
theory that the experience of pain depends in part on whether pain impulses get past a neurological "gat" in the spinal cord and thus reach the brain
|
