Lab Practical

Question 1

The mirror tracing task is a test of

Answer 1

implicit learning and memory

Question 2

The order of the structures of the eye

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cornea –> aqueous humor –> pupil –> lens –> ciliary muscles –> retina –>optic disc (blind spot) –> fovea

Question 3

aqueous humor is between

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cornea and iris/lens

Question 4

vitreous humor is behind the

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lens

Question 5

the thin layer of tissue on the back of the eye that may appear as a clump of wrinkled gray tissue is the

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retina

Question 6

the shiny iridescent layer of tissue along the back inner surface of the eye is the

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tapetum

Question 7

The four corteces of the visual system

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primary visual cortex
prestriate cortex
posterior parietal cortex
inferotemporal cortex

Question 8

what does dorsal mean

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top of the brain

Question 9

another name for dorsal

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superior

Question 10

another name for ventral

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superior

Question 11

what does ventral mean

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base of the brain

Question 12

what does anterior mean

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front of the brain

Question 13

another name for anterior

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rostral

Question 14

what does posterior mean

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back of the brain

Question 15

another name for posterior

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caudal

Question 16

what does lateral mean

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external side surface of the brain

Question 17

what does medial mean

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middle surface of the brain

Question 18

The cranial nerve that functions with the sense of smell

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olfactory

Question 19

the cranial nerve whose function is visual

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optic

Question 20

The three cranial nerves whose functions are eye movements

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oculomotor, trochlear, abducens

Question 21

The cranial nerve whose sensory function is facial sensations and motor function is chewing

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trigeminal

Question 22

The cranial nerve whose sensory function is taste from anterior 2/3rds of the tongue and motor functions are facial expression, secretion of tears, salivation, and cranial blood vessel dilation

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facial

Question 23

The cranial nerve whose function is audition and receives sensory signals from the organs of balance in the ear

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auditory-vestibular

Question 24

The cranial nerve whoes sensory function is taste from posterior third of the tongue and the motor function of salivation and swallowing

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glossopharyngeal

Question 25

The cranial nerve whose sensory function is sensations from abdominal and thoracic organs and motor function is control over abdominal and thoracic organs and muscles of the throat

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vagus

Question 26

The cranial nerve whose motor function is the movement of neck, shoulders, and head and sensory function is that it receives sensory signals from muscles from the neck

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spinal accessory

Question 27

The cranial nerve whose motor function is tongue movements and whose sensory function is sensory signals from tongue muscles

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hypoglossal

Question 28

What is the sensory function of the olfactory cranial nerve

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smell

Question 29

What is the sensory function of the optic nerve

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visual

Question 30

What are the motor and sensory functions of he oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens cranial nerves

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motor- eye movements | sensory- sensory signals from certain eye muscles

Question 31

What are the sensory and motor functions of the trigeminal cranial nerve?

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sensory- facial sensations | motor- chewing

Question 32

What are the sensory and motor functions of the facial nerve

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sensory- taste from anterior 2/3rds of the tongue | motor- facial expressions, secretion of tears, salivations, cranial blood vessel dilation

Question 33

What is the sensory function of the auditory-vestibular cranial nerve

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audition, and receives sensory signals from the organ of balance in the inner ear

Question 34

What are the sensory and motor functions of the glossopharyngeal cranial nerve?

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sensory- taste from posterior third of tongue | motor- salivation, swallowing

Question 35

What are the sensory and motor functions of the vagus nerve?

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sensory- senations from abdominal and thoracic organs | motor- control over abdominal and thoracic organs and muscles of the throat

Question 36

What are the sensory and motor functions of the spinal accessory nerve

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motor- movement of neck, shoulders, and head | sensory- sensory signals from muscles of the neck

Question 37

What are the motor and sensory functions of the hypoglossal cranial nerve?

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motor- tongue movements | sensory- sensory signals from tongue muscles

Question 38

the most posterior division of the brain that is composed largely of tracts carrying signals between the rest of the brain and the body

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medulla

Question 39

the large, convoluted structure on the brain stem's dorsal surface that is important in sensorimotor functioning

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cerebellum

Question 40

sulcus located towards the medial, posterior surface of the brain that is parallel to the longitudinal fissure

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lateral sulcus

Question 41

runs along the medial surface of the dorsal part of the brain

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longitudinal fissure

Question 42

brain structure that is found on the brain stem and creates a bulge

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pons