Relate the arrangement of the visual field to binocularvision and depth perception.

Q: Explain how a sensation is different from a perception.

A: Sensation and perception represent two interrelated processes developed by an individual throughout…

Q: Describe the histological structure of the retina and its receptor cells?

A: The retina is the underlying layer of the wall of the eye. It is in instant proximity with the…

Q: Describe how taste and smell works.

A: Smell and taste are known as the chemical senses as their receptors are sensitive to the food…

Q: Differentiate between general senses and special senses.

A: Sensation is the physical process during which sensory systems respond to stimuli and provide data…

Q: Explain why a person with normal binocular vision isable to judge distance and depth of close…

A: Images from each eye merge together to form a single 3D image and this image is called binocular…

Q: Trace a sensory impulse from a taste receptor to thecerebral cortex.

A: A specialized nerve cell which responds to a stimuli in the inner or outer environment, by producing…

Q: Name and define the three routes of the visual system? Give an example of how each works.

A: The Eye (Sensory organ) and Central Nervous System (CNS) parts (retina, photoreceptor cells, visual…

Q: Contrast the general senses with the special senses?

A: In this type of Voluntary action (Sitting and running), the stimulus is carried out directly to the…

Q: Explain why looking at a close object causes fatigue interms of how accommodation is accomplished

A: The eye is the central organ for vision. It is made up of 3 layers- choroid, sclera and retina. The…

Q: Illustrate the steps required for visual processing?

A: The pathway of the visual process in the eye includes the cornea, lens, and retina.

Q: Describe the structure of the retina.

A: The visual system is comprised of the eyes which help in perceiving and processing visual detail.…

Q: Explain the processes involved in olfactory adaptation.

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Q: Describe the structures of the human eye that light passes before reaching the retina.…

A: The structure and functios of the eyes are complex, composed of many complementary elements that…

Q: Trace an impulse from the retina to the visual cortex

A: The eye is the sensory organ that helps in vision. It helps in visualizing objects, color, light…

Q: Define general senses, list several types, and describe their receptors?

A: Sense is the ability to interpret stimuli that means by which brain receives information about the…

Q: Trace the visual pathway to the visual cortex, briefly describe the steps in visual processing

A: The eye is the organ of the vision. The structure of eye consists of iris, cornea, retina, lens,…

Q: Explain how vibration of the tympanic membrane ultimately causes cochlear hair cells to release a…

A: Ans: Tympanic membrane: The region of the ear which separates the outer and middle ear is referred…

Q: Identify the receptors for the general senses, and describe how they function.

A: Our body's general senses sense pain, touch, pressure, temperature, vibration, and proprioception.…

Q: Explain the difference between a general sense and aspecial sense.

A: In the human body, there are two types of senses namely: general senses and special senses.  To…

Q: Discuss image formation by describing refraction, accommodation, and constriction of the pupil.

A: The human eye has three distinct regions. The outer region consists of the sclera that is the tough,…

Q: Explain how the eye focuses on near and far objects.

A: The human eye is a sensory organ that is responsible for controlling vision. It contains a…

Q: Identify the structures of the human eye.

A: The eye is the central organ for vision. It is made up of 3 layers- choroid, sclera and retina. The…

Q: Describe how the ciliary muscle controls the shape of the lens.

A: The human eye contains a different structure that helps the eye to produce a clear vision of the…

Q: What are the steps in visual processing?

A: The term visual processing refers to the ability of the brain to interpret and process the visual…

Q: State the role of eye lens in the human eye?

A: Eye is the chief organ of the visual system. In most mammals they are paired structures and are oval…

Q: Describe olfactory neurons and explain how airbornemolecules can stimulate action potentials in…

A: During rest (no signaling), the voltage difference across the membrane of the cells is referred to…

Q: Distinguish between a sensation and a perception.

A: Sensation and perception both are fundamental psychological processes of acquiring information.…

Q: Identify structures in either the human eye or the ear and explain their function.

A: The eye is an organ that detects light and sends signals along the optic nerve to the brain. In…

Q: Describe the structure and function of the layers of the eye, the lens, and the humors of the eye.

A: Eye is a small ball shaped organ located within the bony sockets know as orbits. There is a pair of…

Q: Name the structure that imparts color to the eye.

A: Eye is an organ responsible for sight/ vision. There are many structures which works together to…

Q: Explain how the sense of taste works.

A: The utilisation of sense organs like as taste, hearing, sight, touch, and smell to observe or sense…

Q: Explain how light is focused for close vision.

A: The Human eye lens is so designed so as to focus the light on retina. This is achieved by the…

Q: Explain the structure of the retina and the photoreceptors

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Q: Explain The cellular and molecular basis of vision?

A: Vision basically refers to the ability to see. This is possible with the help of one of the sensory…

Q: Distinguish between the functions of the semicircular canals and the cochlea.

A: Semicircular canal - Semicircular canal is a combination of three semicircular and interconnected…

Q: Explain human eye and its parts.

A: Sight is a very important sense, made possible by the eyes. The vertebrate eye is a very complex…

Q: Describe the five types of tastes, and explain the association of smell with taste.

A: The Gustatory pathway or system is the highly specialized sensory system in which the lingual…

Q: Explain Neural Pathways in Hearing?

A: The ear is referred to as the sensory organ of the body that is responsible for carrying out the…

Q: Describe the visual pathway from the photoreceptors to the brain.

A: The visual pathway consists of: optic nerve, optic chiasma, optic tract, lateral geniculate body,…

Q: Explain the physiology of hearing

A: Special senses include specific sensitive receptors that are involved in providing detailed…