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9 Cards in this Set
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Mechanisms of hearing 1 |
Eardrum Ossicles Oval window |
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Mechanisms of hearing 2 |
Cochlear fluids set in motion Bends and tweaks hair cells Hair cells transmit impulses along the cochlear nerve to temporal lobe for interpretation |
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Mechanism of balance/equilibrium |
Gel or jelly like material containing otoliths move is direct of gravitational pull Otoliths roll in response to movement and pulls the gel material |
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Mechanism of balance/equilibrium 2 |
Hair cells are stimulated Impulses are sent to cerebellum through the vestibular nerve |
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Smell |
Olfactory hairs are stimulated by chemicals dissolved in mucus of nasal cavity |
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Smell 2 |
Impulses taken to olfactory cortex of brain Brain takes Oder snapshot |
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Touch |
Neurons in the skin detect pain and pleasure |
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Outer layer of epidermis 5 parts |
Stratum corneom (outermost) Stratum lucidum Stratum granoloson Stratum spinosum Stratum basale (innermost) |
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How does epidermis get gets its nourishment? |
Diffusion |
