To test your knowledge, discuss the following topic with a study partner or in writing, ideally from memory.
How hair cell movements result in auditory nerve signals

Our sharpest vision is in a retinal pit called the _____directly behind the central axis of the lens.

To test your knowledge, discuss the following topic with a study partner or in writing, ideally from memory.
Why vision is sharpest at the fovea

Pressure on a tissue is detected by a simple sense organ called a _____, which has a nerve fiber surrounded by onionlike layers of flattened Schwann cells and fibroblasts.

What are the roles of gustation and olfaction in creating the sensation of flavor?

To test your knowledge, discuss the following topic with a study partner or in writing, ideally from memory.
How and why the rod and cone system differ with respect to light sensitivity, visual resolution, and capacity for color vision