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Within the olfactory bulb and olfactory cortex, ______ occur that tend to inhibit transmission of action potentials resulting from prolonged exposure to a given odorant.
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2. The sensory cells of each taste bud consist of about _____ taste cells.
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Each taste cell has several taste hairs extending from its apex into a tiny opening in the epithelium called the______
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4. A slight oscillatory movement of the eyes, called _____ occurs.
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5. The organs of hearing and balance are divided into ______ parts.
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6. ______ is distortion in odour perception (includes parosmia and phantosmia)
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7. Rupture of the _____may result in hearing impairment.
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8. The tensor tympani and stapedius muscles are attached to ______ ossicles.
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The cochlear nerve joins the vestibular nerve to become the_____, which traverses the internal acoustic meatus and enters the cranial cavity.
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10. The ______ is a set of fluid-filled chambers medial to the middle ear.
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11. The sensory cells of each taste bud consist of about 50______.
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12. The _____________ is attached to the medial surface of the tympanic membrane.
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The stereocilia and kinocilium are embedded in the otolithic membrane, which is a gelatinous mass weighted with crystals of calcium carbonate and protein called___
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14. Taste is mainly a function of the _____in the mouth
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______ is associated with the vestibule and is involved in evaluating the position of the head relative to gravity.
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16. The middle ear contains three auditory ossicles: the malleus, incus, and_____________.
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17. MSG stands for_______
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18. The _____ is the firm, opaque, white, outer layer of the posterior fivesixths of the eyeball.
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19. The ______cells of each taste bud consist of about 50 taste cells.
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Axons from olfactory neurons form the olfactory nerves which pass through the olfactory foramina of the cribriform plate and enter the______
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21. Sensitivity for bitter substances is the highest.
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22. The _______and _____are attached to auditory ossicles
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23. _____ of the hairs toward the kinocilium results in depolarization of the hair cell.
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The _____opens into the pharynx and enables air pressure to be equalised between the outside air and the middle ear cavity.
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25. Axons from olfactory neurons form the _______
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26. Distortion of the ______ membrane can make sounds seem muffled and stimulate pain
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27. The remaining two nonsensory cell types are basal cells and_____
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28. Taste is mainly a function of the _____ in the mouth
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Each of the 10,000 taste buds on a person’s tongue consists of three major types of specialised ______cells
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Stimulation of the inner hair cells by the nervous system stimulates the contraction of ______________ within the hair cells causing them to shorten.
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31. The _____ regulates the amount of light by controlling the size of the pupil.
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32. The ______ of the eye is so named because it contains most of the blood vessels of the eye
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33. The middle ear contains ______________auditory ossicles
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The inner ear consists of interconnecting, fluid-filled tunnels and chambers within the temporal bone called the______
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35. ___million olfactory neurons are present within the olfactory epithelium.
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36. The _____ interprets the higher frequency of action potentials as a louder sound.
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37. The ______________ is a thin membrane separating the external ear from the middle ear.
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38. Pitch is measured in ______________
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The “hairs” of the hair cells consist of numerous microvilli, called_____, and one cilium, called a kinocilium.
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When the taste cells depolarize, they release _____ that diffuse to sensory neurons associated with the taste cells.
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41. The term ______ refers to the vestibule of the inner ear, which is involved in balance.
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The fibrous layer consists of the sclera and cornea; the vascular layer consists of the choroid, ______body, and iris.
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43. ______ is the most common disease involving dizziness from the inner ear.
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44. ____ is distortion of perception of an external stimulus
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45. The eyeball is composed of _____layers.
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Olfactory neurons are bipolar neurons with _____ extending to the epithelial surface of the nasal cavity.
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47. The higher the frequency is, the higher the pitch.
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48. The _____ contains the sensory organs for hearing and balance
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49. The process of choosing certain types of food in preference to others is called_______
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50. Receptors on the hairs detect ______
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