Chapter 5: Other Senses

Question 1

brain’s ability to overlook changes in visual stimuli during brief interruptions or distractions

Answer 1

Change blindess

Question 2

Primary Visual Area is to _______;
Primary Auditory Area is to ______.

Answer 2

Striate Cortex; Heschl Gyrus

Question 3

Which tract is primarily responsible for transmitting sensory information related to pain and arousal to the reticular formation in the brainstem?

Answer 3

Spinoreticular tract

Question 4

What are the cranial nerves that are responsible for gustation?

Answer 4

Vagus
Glossopharyngeal
Facial

Question 5

Chemical Energy is the stimulus for Olfaction because of smell.

Mechanical Energy is the stimulus for Gustation because it needs to chew the food.

Answer 5

True

False - chemical energy

Question 6

A system demonstrating a hierarchical organization is one in which

Answer 6

Each element has specific levels or ranks with respect to one another.

Question 7

The sensory organs of the vestibular system

Answer 7

help a person to maintain balance.

Question 8

As humans get older, poorer acuity of the vision is due to the following except:

Answer 8

Conjunctivitis

Question 9

Which structure contains the receptors of the vestibular system?

Answer 9

semicircular canals

Question 10

Conscious Proprioception is to __________;

Pain and temperature perception is to______

Answer 10

Dorsal Column Medial Lemniscal Tract;

Spinothalamic Tract

Question 11

Somatosensory information is carried to the cortex via two major pathways that

Answer 11

share some overlap of function

Question 12

Retina is to _______; __________ is to Audition.

Answer 12

Vision; Organ of Corti

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT considered a gustatory function?

Answer 13

People don’t like Okra because they are slimy.

Question 14

The emotional response to odor is to _______.;

The conscious reaction to odors is to_____.

Answer 14

Limbic System;

Orbitofrontal Cortex

Question 15

Which statement accurately reflects the cortical representation of pain in the brain?

Answer 15

Despite the involvement of multiple brain regions, pain lacks a distinct cortical representation.

Question 16

Areas of neocortex that receive most of their input from the thalamic relay nuclei of one sensory system are classified as

Answer 16

primary sensory cortex.

Question 17

Which of the following disorders happen when the lenses of the eye turn opaque?

Answer 17

Cataract

Question 18

Each cortical level of a sensory system (primary, secondary, or association) is itself composed of different areas that mediate different processes. This pattern of sensory system organization is referred to as

Answer 18

functional segregation.

Question 19

Which brain region is primarily responsible for the conscious perception and evaluation of odors?

Answer 19

Orbitofrontal Cortex

Question 20

The diameter of the different segments of the spinal cord is not the same.

This is because some segments supply a larger area of the body compared to the rest.

Answer 20

Both True

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a function involving the external sensations?

Answer 21

Thinking about what will be your goal in 5 years time.

Question 22

It is the area of body innervated by left and right dorsal roots of a segment of spinal cord.

Answer 22

Dermatones

Question 23

Chemical Energy is to _______; _________ is to Gustation.

Answer 23

Olfaction; Chemical Energy

Question 24

The spinal nerves cover the somatosensory function from head to toe.

Spinal nerves contain both motor and sensory nerves.

Answer 24

False; from BODY to toe

True

Question 25

Which nucleus serves as a primary relay station for gustatory information

Answer 25

Solitary Nucleus

Question 26

The loudness, pitch, and timbre of a sound are directly related to the __________, respectively, of the vibrations that produced it.

Answer 26

Amplitude, Frequency, Complexity

Question 27

Which structure contains the receptors of the vestibular system?

Answer 27

Semicircular canals

Question 28

The simple process of detecting the presence of stimuli is often referred to as

Answer 28

Sensation

Question 29

Morse Type:

Comprises two main parts: the medial superior olives (MSO) and the lateral superior olives (LSO).

A. Superior Olives
B. Superior Colliculus

Answer 29

A

Question 30

The olfactory nerve sends impulses to the

Answer 30

Piriform cortex

Question 31

One of the Covid-19 symptoms is the inability to smell. Which is true regarding how our olfactory sense is damaged?

Answer 31

The olfactory receptor cells scattered in the nasal cavity were damaged due to infection.

Question 32

The frequency of sound waves is to the complexity of sound waves as the

Answer 32

the pitch of the sound is to the timbre.

Question 33

The sense of touch is largely

Answer 33

Exteroreceptive

Question 34

Prosopagnosia refers to the inability to recognize faces, even those of familiar individuals such as friends and family members

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Which region of the auditory cortex is primarily involved in basic auditory processing?

Answer 35

Core region

Question 36

The auditory system is organized

Answer 36

Tonotopically

Question 37

According to the former model of sensory system organization, sensory processing is characterized by parallel streams dedicated to specific sensory inputs.

Answer 37

False; CURRENT model

Question 38

What is the correct pathway that soundwaves travel from the external world to the inner ear

Answer 38

hammer – anvil – oval window – cochlea – auditory nerve

Question 39

The sensory pathway ends in the receptor.

It converts the energy to nerve impulses.

Answer 39

Both TRUE

Question 40

The semicircular canals are the receptive organs of

Answer 40

Vestibular system

Question 41

A system in which information is conducted in a single route through its various components, like a string through beads, is called a

Answer 41

Serial system

Question 42

The auditory cranial nerves enter the brainstem, specifically the _______

Answer 42

Pontomedullary junction.

Question 43

Modern neuroscientific theory considers sensory systems to be

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hierarchical, functionally segregated, and parallel.

Question 44

Which somatosensory structure does not receive substantial input from the anterolateral system?

Answer 44

Dorsal column nuclei

Question 45

Which nucleus serves as a primary relay station for gustatory information?

Answer 45

Solitary nucleus

Question 46

As one ages, loss of sensitivity to high-pitched sounds occurs.

This is why you should speak louder and at a higher pitch to trigger a response.

Answer 46

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Question 47

Resting on the auditory hair cells is the

Answer 47

Tectorial membrane

Question 48

An area of cerebral cortex that receives substantial input from more than one sensory system is classified as

Answer 48

Association cortex

Question 49

The Ventral Parietal lobe is the _______.

The Piriform and peri-amygdaloid cortex are the______

Answer 49

Primary Gustatory Cortex;

Primary Olfactory Cortex

Question 50

The auditory fibers moves contralaterally in the _______.

Answer 50

Midpons

Question 51

The primary auditory area is arranged based on ______.

Answer 51

Hertz