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- Created by: JJMDavies
- Created on: 18-12-23 17:17
1. Above what frequency can the cell not fire any faster, yet humans are still able to distinguish tones?
- 12Hz
- 1000Hz
- 500Hz
- 10,000Hz
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2. What is the main idea of place theory?
- Different places on the basilar membrane vibrate more depending on the pitch
- The higher the frequency of the sound, the faster the basilar membrane vibrates
3. Amplitude of the waves gives what?
- The volume of sound
- The pitch of sound
4. What is the first stage of how photoreceptors create sensations?
- Information from the left visual field goes to the right cerebral hemisphere and vice versa.
- Information from rods and cones is conveyed to ganglion cells (via bipolar cells) which sends info up the optic nerve to the brain.
- All information from the eye meets at the optic chiasm which reroutes it to the thalamus, and then to the visual cortex.
5. Cones sensitive to short wavelengths produce the sensation of which colour?
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