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Neuro (04.01) Olfactory & Visual Systems Flashcards

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olfaction is the senses of ___ and ___ via chemical sensation

A
  • taste

- smell

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olfaction detects ____ ____ (odorants) drawn into the nasal cavity

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volatile chemicals

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how many odors can humans detect?

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10,000

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the olfactory epithelium is the ____ origin of the olfactory system and is a patch in the roof of the ___ ___ and is ____

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  • peripheral
  • nasal cavity
  • bilateral
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an olfactory receptor is a ____ neuron

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bipolar

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what is the life span of olfactory receptors?

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1-2 months

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concerning olfactory receptors, the dendrite ends in ____ ____, from which 10-30 ____ spread over the surface in a layer of mucus secreted by ____ glands

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  • olfactory vesicle
  • cilia
  • bowman’s
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the olfactory receptors stimulate _____ cilia

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chemosensitive cilia

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axons from the olfactory receptors are among the ___ and ____

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  • thinnest

- slowest

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the axons from olfactory receptors collect into a series of bundles called ____ ____ that pass through holes in the ____ ___ of the ethmoid bone

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  • olfactory fila

- cribiform plate

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olfactory receptors end in the _____ ____

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olfactory bulb

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olfactory fill make up ____ ____

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CN I

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the olfactory bulb develops as an outgrowth of the _____

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telencephalon

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the olfactory bulb reaches the ____ hemisphere with ___ ___ in thalamus

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  • ipsilateral

- no relay

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what re the two interneurons of the olfactory bulb?

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  • tufted cells (T)

- granule cells (G)

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concerning mitral cells, axons collect join ___ ___ and the dendrites form ____

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  • olfactory tract

- glomeruli

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olfactory fibers are sorted in the ___

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bulb

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each type of olfactory receptor sends an an axon to one ____ of a ____ ___ even though these cells are intermingled in the ____ ____

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  • glomerulus
  • mitral cell
  • olfactory epithelium
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the olfactory fibers project to both bulbs by crossing in the ____ ____

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anterior commisure

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what are the two general areas that olfactory bulbs project?

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  • primary olfactory cortex

- amygdala

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olfactory information is sent to what 5 places?

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  • hypothalamus
  • thalamus
  • hippocampus
  • orbital cortex
  • amygdala
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direct projections of olfactory information are sent via ____ ___ ___

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olfactory association cortex

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the olfactory association cortex consists of what?

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  • orbital surface of frontal lobe

- anterior insula

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what two things focus the image on retina?

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  • cornea

- lens

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how much of the eye's refractive power does the lens account for?
1/3 *major role in addicting focus for near/far objects
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most refraction takes place at ___-___ interface at ___ surface
- air-water | - corneal surface
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affects the brightness and quality of image focused on retina
iris
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two mm in IRIS that control pupil size
- pupillary sphincter | - pupillary dialator
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which m in the iris is the strongest?
pupillary sphincter
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a ___ pupil improves ocular performace
smaller *like small aperture size improves camera lens performance
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the retina is composed of ____
photo receptors
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the retinal structure consists of 2 interdeposed layer. what do both do?
- one cell type brings visual info in the other sends it out | - another type interconnects laterally
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the ____ segment of rods and cones contains visual proteins
outer segment
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type of photoreceptor used in the low-acuity, monochromatic vision in dim-light
rods (rhodopsin)
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typer of photoreceptor used in high-acuity, color vision, and needs a lot of light
cones (cone pigments)
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the ____ absorbed by rods and cones are what cause the receptor potential
photons
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concerning rods and cones, visual pigment is synthesized and transported up the ___ ___ and incorporated into ___ ___
- ciliary stalk | - disc membranes
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concerning rods and cones, older disks at the end are phagocytosed by ____ ___
pigment epithelium
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defects of rods and cones cause some types of ___ ___
retinal degeneration
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where nerve fiber layer converges and forms the optic nerve
optic disc
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the ____ ___ of the brain fills in the blind spot formed by out ___ ___
- blind spot | - optic disc
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center of the macula
fovea
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the center of the fovea contains elongated ___ and no ___
- cones | - rods
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the fovea is directly in line with the ___ ___
visual axis
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where is visual information sent in the thalamus?
lateral geniculate nucleus
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the lateral geniculate nucleus projects to what?
primary visual cortex
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fibers representing inferior visual fields are most ___ in radiations and vice versa
superior
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optic radiation behind lenticular nucleus that represents the SUPERIOR visual field
retrolenticular
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optic radiation beneath the lenticular nucleus that represents the INFERIOR visual field
sublenticular
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the ability of depth perception is accomplished by comparing areas of the ____ which is done by the ____
- retina | - chiasm
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regarding lateral geniculate nucleus structure, numbers ___, ___, and ____ represent the CONTRALATERAL EYE
1 4 6
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regarding lateral geniculate nucleus structure, numbers ___, ___, and ____ represent the IPSILATERAL EYE
2 3 5
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regarding lateral geniculate nucleus structure, numbers 3-6 are _____ layers and deal with ___ and ___
- parvocelluar layers - color - form
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regarding lateral geniculate nucleus structure, numbers 1-2 are ____ layers and deal with ___ and ____
- magnocellular layers - movement - contrast
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famous doctor who described retinotopic organization of primary visual cortex
Dr. Tatsuji
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optic radiations end retinotopically in the ____ ___ both above and below the ___ ___
- occipital cortex | - calcarine sulcus
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___ visual fields are located ABOVE the calcimine sulcus
inferior
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____ visual fields are located BELOW the calcarine sulcus
superior
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thin stripe of myelin in primary visual cortex
line of gennari
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___ ___ parallels calcarine sulcus and extends a bit to POSTERIOR suface
striate cortex
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denotes loss of one or more quadrants of visual field
anopia (anopsia)
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loss of half a visual field
hemianopia
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loss of one quarter of a visual field
quadrantoanopia
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same visual field lost in each eye
homonymous
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tow eyes have non-overlapping visual field loss
heteronymous
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type of herteronymous that is identical
congruous
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type of heteronymous that is overlapping but not the same
noncongruous
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damage anterior to chasm only affects the ____ eye
ipsilateral
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damage at chiasm causes ___ ____
heteronymous deficits
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damage to optic tract cause ____ ___
homonymous deficits
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temporal lobe lesions can interrupt ___ ___ which represents inferior retinal quadrants
meyer's loop
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posterior cerebral artery infarction often results in deficit with sparing of ____
macula
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regarding the pupillary light reflex, how would a lesion in the optic nerve affect the reflex?
both eyes with not constrict
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regarding the pupillary light reflex, how would a lesion in the optic radiations affect the reflex?
it wouldn't (it is a reflex so the light does not go that far posterior)
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regarding the pupillary light reflex, how would a lesion in the visual cortex affect the reflex
nothing ( the reflex does not reach the cortex)
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what are the 3 supplemental destinations of visual information?
- superior colliculi - hypothalamus - suprachiamatic nucleus (circadian rhythm)
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responsible for breaking down visual info into component parts such as orientation, color, depth, motion, brightness
primary visual cortex
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the primary visual cortex distributes visual info to specialized parts of ___ cortex
extrastriate
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the visual cortex has a ___ organization
columnar
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the ___ ___ has an array of repeated, modular collections of neurons arranged in columns
striate cortex
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modules in foveal part analyze small areas of visual field, so fovea has many more modules and therefore ___ ___
better resolution
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the ___ stream contains parvocellular layers (color)
ventral
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the ___ stream contains magnocellular layers (location, movement
dorsal

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