Sensory Systems — Flashcards

_____cellular pathway gives signals for movement, depth, flicker, and spatial organization

Impedance matching is performed by the _____ ear

Which optical pathway is slower?_____

Phototransduction occurs in the _____ segment of photoreceptors and converts light energy into an electrical signal.

Endocochlear potential is a direct current (DC) potential recorded from scala _____.

Rods and cones release _____ at their synapses.

_____ is a G-protein-coupled receptor found in the outer segments of rod photoreceptors.

_____ cells increase visual acuity by lateral inhibition

Law of _____ states that no matter where a particular sensory pathway is stimulated along its course to the cortex, the conscious sensation produced is referred to the location of the receptor

Amacrine cells produce _____polarizing potentials and spikes