3 characteristics of all sensory systems and what each means:
1)

2)

3)

Vision

What kind of energy stimulates visual receptors:

What range of wavelengths can we see:

and what quality of vision does wavelength correspond to:

Parts of the Eye and Their Functions

cornea

pupil

iris

lens

retina

    structure of retina:

    types of photreceptors in retina:

    cells whose axons make up our optic nerves:

    where visual input is sent in brain:

characterstics of cones and their functions:
 

characteristics of rods and their functions:

2 theories of how we see color and what each proposes:
1)
 

2)

Which is accurate?

2 types of color blindness
1)

2)

Audition

What are sound waves?

2 main dimensions of sound waves and what each relates to in terms of our hearing:
1)

2)

What is a decibel?

Parts of the ear and how each functions:

outer ear

auditory canal

tympanic membrane or eardrum

ossicles

cochlea

hair cells on basilar membrane

auditory nerves

where auditory input processed in brain:

2 cues used by brain to localize where a sound is coming from
1)

2)

2 theories of how the pitch of the sound heard is represented and what pitches each theory relates to
1)

2)

What structures are part of your vestibular system and what do they sense?
 

2 health problems related to the vestibular system:
1)

2)

Describe the location and arrangement of taste receptors:
 

What tastes do these receptors respond to?
 

What is a supertaster?

What sense(s) is/are active when we experience a flavor ?

Describe the location and arrangement of olfactory receptors.
 

What does the gate control theory of pain propose?
 

What are endorphins and their effect on pain perception? What causes endorphin release?
 

2 types of deafness                 Part of the ear involved                    Treatment
1)

2)