Chapter 8 Flashcards
The part of the visual system responsible for controlling pupil size is the __________.
pretectum
The axons of ganglion cells form the __________ nerve.
optic
Voluntary eye movements are largely regulated by neural circuits centered in the __________.
frontal eye fields
In the Brodmann system, primary visual cortex is given the number _____.
17
The retina is to seeing as the __________ is to hearing.
organ of Corti
Pitch is most closely related to __________.
frequency
Area 41 is associated with which sense?
audition
The main thalamic relay nucleus for the sense of taste is the __________.
a. lateral geniculate
b. medial geniculate
c. ventral posteromedial
d. ventral basal lateral
C. ventral posteromedial
Pacinian corpuscles are receptors in the __________ sensory system.
touch
Otolith organs are associated with the sense of __________.
balance
Neural __________ modify messages between the sensory receptors and the brain.
relays
To communicate with the brain, the sensory systems use
a. different codes depending on the type of receptors.
b. different codes depending on the target in the brain.
c. different codes depending on the reflexes and movements made in relation to the stimulation.
d. a common code to communicate, sending information to the brain with action potentials.
D. a common code to communicate, sending information to the brain with action potentials.
New research indicates that the experience of tasting a flavor is likely to be the result of neurons that respond
to both olfaction and taste.
Receptors that respond to external stimuli are called __________; receptors that respond to our own activity are called __________.
a. interoceptive, exteroceptive
b. exteroceptive, interoceptive
c. exteroceptive, proprioceptive
d. proprioceptive, interoceptive
B. exteroceptive, interoceptive
The map on which the relative sensitivity of body parts are represented by size is called
a homunculus
