The brain and eye Pt.2

Question 1

Which lobe of the brain is primarily associated with processing visual information?

Answer 1

occipital lobe

Question 2

What is the path of nerve impulses traveling along a neuron?

Answer 2

axon → dendrites → cell body

Question 3

How is the transparent front part of the eye that helps focus light onto the retina called?

Answer 3

cornea

Question 4

Which chemical carries nervous impulses across a synapse?

Answer 4

a neurotransmitter

Question 5

Which eye condition occurs when the lens becomes opaque?

Answer 5

cataract

Question 6

Which brain structure serves as a relay station for sensory information?

Answer 6

thalamus

Question 7

How is the junction between two neurons where information is transmitted called?

Answer 7

synapse

Question 8

What are the photoreceptor cells responsible for color vision called?

Answer 8

cones

Question 9

What is the function of a synapse?

Answer 9

to ensure impulses to travel in one direction only

Question 10

Which option correctly describes the image that is formed on the retina of the eye?

a. inverted, larger than the object

b. inverted, smaller then the object

c. upright, larger than the object

d. upright, smaller than the object

Answer 10

a. inverted, larger than the object