1
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vestibular sacs?
A
- utricle and saccule
- responsible for informing about head’s orientation
2
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semicircular canals?
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respond to rotation, changes in position, and linear acceleration.
3
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ampulla?
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- enlargement in a semicircular canal
- contains the cupula and the crista
4
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vestibular ganglion?
A
A nodule on the vestibular nerve that contains the cell bodies of the bipolar neurons that convey vestibular info to the brain.
PSYC 211
flashcards
Decks in class (45)
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Chapter 2: CELLS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM42
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Chapter 2: COMMUNICATION WITHIN A NEURON32
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Chapter 2: ACTION POTENTIALS30
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Chapter 3: BASIC FEATURES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM12
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Chapter 3: STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION OF THE CNS47
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Chapter 3: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE PNS9
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Chapter 2: COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NEURONS37
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Chapter 4: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY47
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CHAPTER 4: SITES OF DRUG ACTION21
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CHAPTER 4: NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND NEUROMODULATORS112
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Chapter 5: EXPERIMENTAL ABLATION41
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Chapter 5: RECORDING AND STIMULATING NEURAL ACTIVITY36
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CHAPTER 6: THE EYE37
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Chapter 5: NEUROCHEMICAL METHODS7
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Chapter 5: GENETIC METHODS22
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Chapter 6: BRAIN REGIONS INVOLVED IN VISUAL PROCESSING12
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Chapter 6: PERCEPTION OF COLOUR15
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Chapter 6: PERCEPTION OF FORM4
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Chapter 6: PERCEPTION OF SPATIAL LOCATION8
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Chapter 7: AUDITION36
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Chapter 7: VESTIBULAR SYSTEM4
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Chapter 7: SOMATOSENSES4
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Chapter 7: GUSTATION6
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Chapter 7: OLFACTION8
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Chapter 9: WHAT IS SLEEP?15
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Chapter 9: WHY DO WE SLEEP?12
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Chapter 9: PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF SLEEP59
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Chapter 9: DISORDERS OF SLEEP12
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Chapter 9: BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS19
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Chapter 10: SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT70
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Chapter 10: HORMONAL CONTROL OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR61
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Chapter 10: NEURAL CONTROL OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR25
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Chapter 10: PARENTAL BEHAVIOUR23
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Chapter 11: BACKGROUND7
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Chapter 11: THE COMPONENTS OF EMOTIONAL RESPONSE36
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Chapter 11: AGGRESSION, IMPUSE CONTROL, AND EMOTIONAL DECISION-MAKING60
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Chapter 11: COMMUNICATION OF EMOTIONS18
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Chapter 11: FEELING EMOTIONS8
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Chapter 12: DRINKING20
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Chapter 12: EATING15
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Chapter 12: WHAT STARTS A MEAL?7
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Chapter 12: WHAT STOPS A MEAL?13
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Chapter 12: BRAIN MECHANISMS15
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Chapter 12: OBESITY17
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Chapter 12: EATING DISORDERS6
