Post Test 11

Question 1

Information from the receptors in the muscles, joints, and balance organs about the position of the body is monitored by the _______ system.

Answer 1

Proprioceptive

Question 2

The largest and deepest receptors of the skin that respond to sudden displacements of the skin but not to constant pressure are called _______.

Answer 2

Pacinian corpuscles

Question 3

Some skin receptors such as the Ruffini endings and _______ adapt slowly, allowing the static properties of tactile stimuli to become unnoticeable.

Answer 3

Merkel’s disks

Question 4

Most of the output of the secondary somatosensory cortex goes to the association cortex of the _______ _______ lobe and participates in the perception of objects’ shapes.

Answer 4

Posterior Parietal

Question 5

A rare neuropsychological condition known as _______ affects the ability to recognize one’s own body parts.

Answer 5

Asomatognosia

Question 6

Some of the areas of the brain implicated in pain perception are the thalamus, SI and SII, the anterior cingulate gyrus, and the _______.

Answer 6

Insula

Question 7

Sexual and aggressive behavior in animals, such as hamsters, are controlled by _______.

Answer 7

Pheromones

Question 8

Clusters of neurons that lie near the surface of the olfactory bulb are called olfactory _______.

Answer 8

Glomeruli

Question 9

The emotional response to odors is thought to be mediated by the _______ system.

Answer 9

Limbic

Question 10

Gustatory signals leave the back of the tongue reaching the solitary nucleus of the medulla and from there to the thalamus. The final destination is the primary gustatory cortex located in the _______.

Answer 10

Insula