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vision,hearing,sense etc

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show cells unique to each sense organ (responds to form of sensory stimulation  
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show physcial energy is converted to coded neural signal  
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Absolute threshold   show
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difference threshold   show
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show nose blind, decline in sensitivity  
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show distance from one wave peak to another  
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show membrane covering visible part of the eye (gathers direct incoming of light)  
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pupil   show
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show colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil  
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lens   show
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accommodation   show
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rods   show
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cones   show
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fovea   show
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optic disk   show
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why does a blind spot happen ?   show
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ganglion cells   show
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bipolar cells   show
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optic nerve   show
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show optic nerve fibers from each eye meet and cross over to the opposite side of brain  
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show sensation of color results because cones are sensitive to red,green,blue (long-short wave lengths)  
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show when stimulation is no longer present  
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show opposing pairs green red, yellow blue. when one membrane is stimulated the other is inhibited  
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show contains hair cells  
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show sensory receptors for sound (embedded in basilar membrane of cochela  
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show fluid filled inner ear structure that contains basilar membrane and hair cells  
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frequency theory   show
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place theory   show
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olfaction   show
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show sense of taste  
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show communicate info to other animal of same species  
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show enlarged ending of of. cortex (smell is registered)  
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taste buds   show
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show sensory receptors in skin, muscles,organs  
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show neuro transmitter involved in pain messages to brain  
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show pain s psychology factors that cause spinal gates to open and relay patterns to the brain (perceives pain)  
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kinesthetic sense   show
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show in muscles and joints that provide info about body position and movement  
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show technical name for the sense of balance or equilibrium  
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parapsychology   show
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show principle stating that perception is divided into figure which stands out form distinct background, the ground  
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show Tendency to perceive objects especially familiar objects,as constant and unchanging despite in sensory input  
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Size constancy   show
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Shape constancy   show
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show Perception of a familiar object as being the same color under different light conditions  
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show Misperception of true characteristics of an object or an image  
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show Visual illusion involving misperception of the identical length of two lines One with arrows pointed inward and the other outward  
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show Visual illusion that the moon is larger when it's on the horizon than when it is directly overhead  
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Biofeedback   show
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Acupuncture   show
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