front 1 ________ involves the conversion of sensory stimulus energy into neural impulses. | back 1 Transduction |
front 2 _______ refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy required to be detected 50% of the time. | back 2 Absolute threshold |
front 3 ________ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced. | back 3 Perception |
front 4 The ________ is a small indentation of the retina that contains cones. | back 4 Fovea |
front 5 Sympathetic activation is associated with ________. | back 5 Both A and C: Pupil dilation and increased heart rate |
front 6 The ________ is a sensory relay station where all sensory information, except for smell, goes before being sent to other areas of the brain for further processing. | back 6 Thalamus |
front 7 Damage to the ________ disrupts one’s ability to comprehend language, but it leaves one’s ability to produce words intact. | back 7 Wernike's area |
front 8 A(n) ________ uses magnetic fields to create pictures of a given tissue. | back 8 MRI |
front 9 The ________ (i.e. master gland) secretes messenger hormones that direct the function of the rest of the endocrine glands. | back 9 Pituitary |
front 10 Per your reading, ________ refers to a person’s genetic makeup, while ________ refers to a person’s physical characteristics. | back 10 Genotype;Phenotype |
front 11 A(n) ________ is a sudden, permanent change in a sequence of DNA. | back 11 Mutation |
front 12 Per your reading, humans, after an egg is fertilized (i.e., zygotes) have ________ pairs of chromosomes. | back 12 23 |