Match Each Term with Its Definition

question 57

Multiple Choice

Match each term with its definition.
-amacrine cells

• A)single units of a compound eye
• B)allow animals to detect and use Earth's magnetic field for navigation
• C)structure that creates pressure waves in the cochlea as it vibrates
• D)reduction in the frequency of action potentials generated by afferent neurons even though the stimulus has not changed
• E)commonly known as the eardrum
• F)specialized receptors that detect electrical fields
• G)viscous liquid filling the human eye cavity between the retina and lens
• H)responsible for terrestrial vertebrates' ability to perceive motion and position of the head
• I)process of converting a stimulus into a change in the membrane potential
• J)cells in the human eye that connect bipolar cells and ganglion cells
• K)dendrites of afferent neurons, or specialized cells that synapse with afferent neurons, that can gather information about the environment
• L)calcium carbonate crystals that bend stereocilia as a result of movement of the head
• M)a duct that eliminates pressure differentials that can occur between the outer and middle ear
• N)process by which the contrast between dark and light is increased in visual processing in the mammalian eye
• O)family of photopigments consisting of opsins combined with retinal
• P)photopigment found in vertebrate and invertebrate eyes alike
• Q)clear liquid between the cornea and the lens of a human eye
• R)cells in the human eye that connect different photoreceptor cells to each other
• S)where a portion of each optic nerve crosses to the opposite side of the brain
• T)detect stimuli used for balance and the perception of body position
• U)small region in the retina where cones are concentrated
• V)specialized muscle cells surrounded by afferent neuron dendrites; detect the degree of stretching that a muscle is undergoing
• W)the site in the thalamus where most optic axons make synapses with interneurons leading to the visual cortex
• X)hollow sensory bristles in insects

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Definitions:

Limestone Aquifer

An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, typically limestone, which can store and yield significant quantities of groundwater.

Permeable

Characteristic of a material that allows fluids or gases to pass through it due to the presence of interconnected pores or spaces.

Nonpermeable

Materials that do not allow fluids to pass through them, preventing the movement of water or other substances.

Groundwater

Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.