Sensory Systems — Flashcards

What senses are impaired with zinc deficiency? _____ and smell (anosmia)

Accommodation (near response) occurs via contraction of the _____ muscle, which relaxes the suspensory ligaments and allows the lens to become more round

Which types of sensory receptor adapt quickly? _____ and Meissner corpuscles

Position sense involves muscle spindles, golgi tendon organs, and _____ receptors and joint capsule receptors

Traveling wave theory of _____ was proposed by Von Bekesy.

Metarhodopsin II activates _____ member of G proteins which leads to closure of Na+ channels and hyperpolarization

The exposure of the retina to light causes _____polarization and a decreased release of neurotransmitters in rods and cones.

The _____ and saccule (otolith organs) of the vestibular system detect linear acceleration of the head

Rods are characterized by _____ acuity and high sensitivity

Cones are characterized by _____ acuity and low sensitivity