Learning Curve: 5c The Nonvisual Senses

Jenney is waiting for her friend to give her a ride on his new motorcycle. As Jenney's friend pulls up the driveway the brakes squeal loudly. Jenny gets on, and then her friend steps on the engine. As the motorcycle accelerates, the engine roars loudly. The high-pitched squeal of the brakes was caused by _____ sound waves, and the equally loud but low-pitched roar of the engine was caused by low frequency sound waves.

high frequency

You are waiting for your friend to give you a ride on his new motorcycle. As your friend pulls up the driveway the brakes squeal loudly. You get on, and then your friend steps on the engine. As the motorcycle accelerates, the engine roars loudly. The high-pitched squeal of the brakes was caused by _____ sound waves, and the equally loud but low-pitched roar of the engine was caused by _____ sound waves.

high frequency; low frequency

_____ is to possible hearing damage as pain is to possible bodily harm.

Ringing in the ears

Taste is a _____ sense.

chemical

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are three tiny bones that transmit vibrations to the:

cochlea

A _____ is a device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea.

cochlear implant

Antonio is having trouble telling the difference between the sound of a tuba and the sound of a piccolo. Even though a piccolo produces much shorter, _____ sound waves than does a tuba, he has trouble picking out the differences in the pitch of these sounds.

faster

The basilar membrane and taste buds are alike because they both use _____ cells to detect sensations.

hair

The sensory experience of bending one's knees or raising one's arms illustrates _____.

kinesthesia

An injury could stimulate ____, specialized receptors which can detect hurtful temperatures, pressure, or chemicals.

nociceptors

You are listening to music at a concert. Which of the following represents the correct sequence of the parts of the ear that sound of the music travels in the process of hearing?

outer ear, ear canal, eardrum, hammer, anvil, stirrup, oval window, cochlea, basilar membrane, hair cells, auditory nerve

Laurie has a persistent itch on her arm. This is most likely caused by _____ receptors.

pain

After many years of playing extremely loud rock music, Kyle has suffered significant hearing loss, which cannot be corrected with a hearing aid. Kyle is suffering from _____.

sensorineural hearing loss

Receptor cells for the _____ sense send messages to the cerebellum.

vestibular