Chapter 36

Give an example of a chemosensory, mechanosensory, and electromagnetic sensory cell.

State a hypothesis that explains why all animals have chemoreceptors.

Describe the three main stages by which the mammalian ear detects and codes sound.

Compare and contrast the roles of rod cells and cone cells in the retina.

Describe the role of the cornea and lens in vertebrate eyes.

Describe three different types of eye in animals.

Describe the importance of topographic mapping of sensory input to the cortex, using the primary somatosensory cortex as an example.

Explain how brain function can be understood by studying patients with brain injuries.