Eyes and Hearing Quiz
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thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves strike it
A. eardrum
B. Middle ear
C. Cochlea
D. Auditory Nerve
The ___________ in the retina convert the image into electrical signals, which are carried to the brain by the optic nerve.
A. Vitreous Humor
B. Photoreceptors
C. Conjunctiva
D. Aqueous Humor
What makes us become more sensitive to weak stimuli AND less sensitive to unchanging stimuli.
A. Sensation
B. Perception
C. Sensory Adaptation
psychological process by which we interpret sensory stimulation.
A. Sensation
B. Sensory adaptation
C. Singnal-detection theory
D. Perception
Light enters the eye through the what?
A. Pupil
B. sclera
C. Cornea
D. iris
The outer covering of the eyeball consists of a relatively tough, white layer called the what? (or white of the eye)
A. Retina
B. Sclera
C. Optic nerve
D. Lens
bony tube that contains fluids as well as neurons that move in response to the vibrations of the liquids
A. Auditory nerve
B. Cochlea
C. Eardrum
the stimulation of sensory receptors and the sensory information sent to the central nervous system (spinal cord & brain)
A. Perception
B. Sensation
C. Absolute threshold
D. Sensory adaptation
what are responsible for night and peripheral (side) vision.
A. Rode
B. Iris
C. Pupile
D. Cones
part of the brain that transmits sounds to the cerebral cortex
A. Auditory nerve
B. Cochlea
C. Iris
D. eardrum