LearningCurve 4d: Hearing; The Body Senses; The Chemical Senses (LO 4.12-4.22)

Juan and Joseph are opera singers. Juan is a baritone. Joseph is a tenor, so his voice is higher-pitched than Juan's voice. With respect to their physical properties, the sound waves corresponding to Juan's voice are lower in _____ than are those corresponding to Joseph's voice.

frequency

Loudness is to amplitude as pitch is to:

frequency

Cordelia has a tension headache. She is massaging her shoulders. According to the _____ theory of pain, the massage should _____ her pain.

gate-control; lessen

The _____ contains a glomerulus for each type of olfactory receptor neuron.

olfactory bulb

Margaret is experiencing pains in her abdomen and goes to the doctor, who tells her that she has suffered a mild heart attack. Margaret's experience of pain in her abdomen and not in her chest is an example of:

referred pain

Ms. Fancher is 70 years old and has lost nearly 50% of her hair cells in her inner ear. Ms. Fancher is experiencing _____ hearing loss.

sensorineural

Touch information is relayed from the thalamus to the _____ cortex in the parietal lobe.

somatosensory

Touch information is relayed from the thalamus to the _____ cortex in the _____ lobe.

somatosensory; parietal

Gustation is to olfaction as _____ is to _____.

taste; smell

In the cerebral cortex, sound is processed in the _____ lobes.

temporal

Dr. Marco finds that women can better distinguish among pleasant odors than men. Dr. Marco argues that women have more experience with pleasant odors such as those of foods, flowers, and fragrances. This explanation emphasizes the role of _____ influences on perception.

top-down