Chapter 3 Quiz

Question 1

What characteristic of auditory perception is most closely associated with the amplitude of the sound wave?

Answer 1

Loudness

Question 2

The auditory receptors in the cochlea are called?

Answer 2

Hair Cells

Question 3

People with Amusia

Answer 3

have difficulty gauging emotions from tone of voice

Question 4

The auditory pathway sensitive to patterns of sound is located in the

Answer 4

anterior temporal cortex

Question 5

Damage in parts of the superior temporal cortex may result in

Answer 5

inability to detect the motion of a sound source

Question 6

Nerve deafness can result from damage to the

Answer 6

cochlea, hair cells, or auditory nerve

Question 7

In the vestibular organ, ________ press against different hair cells depending on the tilt and acceleration of the head.

Answer 7

Otoliths

Question 8

Free nerve endings respond to

Answer 8

pain

Question 9

Merkel’s disks respond to

Answer 9

light touch

Question 10

Various areas of the somatosensory thalamus send their impulses to different areas of the primary somatosensory cortex, located in the

Answer 10

parietal lobe

Question 11

Cerebral cortex is organized in six layers of cell bodies called

Answer 11

laminae

Question 12

Primary visual cortex is located in the ________ lobe

Answer 12

Occipital

Question 13

The ________ lobe contributes to complex aspects of vision, including perception of movement and recognition of faces

Answer 13

Temporal

Question 14

The primary motor cortex is in the ________ lobe.

Answer 14

Frontal

Question 15

The question of how various brain areas combine to produce integrated behavior and experience is referred to as the ________ .

Answer 15

Binding problem

Question 16

What procedure enables researchers to study behavior with some brain area active, then inactive, and then active again?

Answer 16

transcranial magnetic stimulation

Question 17

________ uses light to control a small population of neurons.

Answer 17

Optogenetics

Question 18

What technique measures the faint magnetic fields generated by brain activity?

Answer 18

MEG

Question 19

Research using contemporary imaging methods have shown that people with larger amygdalas tend to have ________ .

Answer 19

More social contacts

Question 20

Research into the differences between men’s and women’s brains has shown that ________ .

Answer 20

women average more and deeper sulci on the surface of the cortex

Question 21

Dorsal

Answer 21

back

Question 22

The cell bodies of the sensory neurons are in clusters of neurons outside the spinal cord called ________ .

Answer 22

Dorsal root ganglia

Question 23

________ axons prepare the body for fight or flight.

Answer 23

Sympathetic

Question 24

The ________ system consists of the cranial nerves and nerves from the sacral spinal cord.

Answer 24

Parasympathetic

Question 25

The ________ controls vital reflexes including breathing, heart rate, vomiting, salivation, coughing, and sneezing.

Answer 25

Medulla

Question 26

The ________ is important for vision.

Answer 26

Superior colliculus

Question 27

Damage to the ________ leads to alterations in motivated behaviors like hunger, thirst, and sex.

Answer 27

Hypothalamus

Question 28

What structure has been implicated in movement disorders like Parkinson's and Huntington's?

Answer 28

Basal ganglia

Question 29

Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by cells called the ________ .

Answer 29

Choroid plexus