Exam 4 Flashcards
At the optic chiasm
All axons from the ganglion cells on the medial side of the retina cross to the contralateral side of the brain.
Put the following in order from when you would have the highest action potential frequency to the lowest action potential frequency in an off-center ganglion cell.
a. Light hits only the receptive field
b. Light hits only the receptive field surround
c. Light hits the whole receptive field
b, c, a
Put the following in order from when you would have the highest action potential frequency to the lowest action potential frequency in an on-center ganglion.
a. Light hits only the receptive field
b. Light hits only the receptive field surround
c. Light hits the whole receptive field
a, c, b
An on center ganglion has a red cone center and a blue cone surround. Put the following in order from when you would have the highest action potential frequency to the lowest action potential frequency.
a. No light is shown in the receptive field
b. Red light is shone over the entire receptive field
c. Violet light is shone over the entire receptive field
d. White light is shown over the entire receptive field.
b, a, d, c
Ganglion cells synapse in which thalamic nucleus?
Lateral geniculate nucleus
What is the abbreviation for the glutamate receptor on on-center bipolar cells? What type of receptor is it?
mGluR6-glutamate G sub i G protein coupled receptor
What is the abbreviation for the glutamate receptor on off-center bipolar cells? What type of receptor is it?
AMPA- non specific cation channel receptor
The cochlear duct is filled with _______, which is high in _________.
Endolymph, Potassium
The scala vestubuli and the scala tympani are connected at the ___________, which is at the apex of the cochlea.
Helicotrema
What do ceruminous glands produce?
Earwax
What is the scientific name for the eardrum used in the videos?
Tympanic Membrane
What are the two terms used in the lecture for the part of the external ear that is visible when looking at a person?
Pinna
Auricle
List the ossicles in order from most external to the most internal.
Malleus, Incus, Stapes
What are two names for the tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx? What is the purpose of this tube?
Auditory/Eustachian tube- They equalize the pressure in the middle ear with atmospheric pressure.
What is the purpose of the auditory ossicles?
To amplify sound waves from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.
In the light, on center bipolar cells are?
Depolarized
On-center bipolar cells have?
mGluR6
The scala tympani is filled with ______, which is high in _______?
Perilymph, Sodium
Which of the following is true?
a. all the information from the left eye is processed on the left side of the brain
b. all the information from the left eye is processed on the right side of the brain
c. all the information from the left visual field is processed on the left side of the brain
d. all the information from the left visual field is processed on the right side of the brain
d. all the information from the left visual field is processed on the right side of the brain
You would see the highest frequency of action potentials in a off-center ganglion cell when there is?
a. light in both the center and surround
b. light in the center and dark in the surround
c. dark in both the center and surround
d. light in the surround and dark in the center
d. light in the surround and dark in the center
Hair cells can be replaced if they are damaged.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Hair cells release neurotransmitter/paracrine agent in bursts in time with the vibrations in the basilar
membrane.
a. True
b. False
a. True
If you are moving at a constant velocity, your ears give you the sensation that you are not moving.
a. True
In the utricle, all the hair cells are oriented with their kinocilium toward one side of the body.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Sound waves are waves of more pressurized and less pressurized air.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Sound waves are caused by vibrations.
a. True
b. False
a. True
The semi-circular canals are all at right angles to each other.
a. True
b. False
a. True
There are action potentials being fired in vestibular afferents when the stereocilia of a vestibular hair cell are
pointing straight up.
a. True
b. False
a. True
There is a form of lateral inhibition in the auditory system.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Higher frequency sound waves cause the basilar membrane closer to the _________________ to vibrate.
a. Helicotrema
b. Oval window
b. Oval window
Our sensation of sound comes from the activation of
a. Inner hair cells
b. Outer hair cells
a. Inner hair cells
When the sterocilia of an auditory hair cell are deflected toward the tallest sterocilia
a. The tip links pull on the potassium channels
b. The tip links stop pulling on the potassium channels
a. The tip links pull on the potassium channels
When the sterocilia of an auditory hair cell are deflected toward the tallest sterocilia
a. The hair cell depolarizes
b. The hair cell hyperpolarizes
a. The hair cell depolarizes
Head tilt is detected in the
a. Saccule
b. Semi-circular canals
c. Utricle
c. Utricle
Horizontal acceleration is detected in the
a. Saccule
b. Semi-circular canals
c. Utricle
c. Utricle
Horizontal acceleration is detected in the
a. Saccule
b. Semi-circular canals
c. Utricle
c. Utricle
The _________________ tells you if you are falling.
a. Saccule
b. Semi-circular canals
c. Utricle
a. Saccule
The faster something vibrates, the _________________ the perceived sound.
a. Higher pitched
b. Louder
c. Lower pitched
d. Softer
Higher pitched
The larger the pressure difference between the compressed and rarified air in a sound wave, the
_______________________ the perceived sound.
a. Higher pitched
b. Louder
c. Lower pitched
d. Softer
b. Louder
Vestibular information is used in reflexes to control
a. Eye muscles
b. Postural muscles
c. Both eye muscles and postural muscles
d. Neither eye muscles nor postural muscles
c. Both eye muscles and postural muscles
Vestibular information is used in reflexes to control
a. Eye muscles
b. Postural muscles
c. Both eye muscles and postural muscles
d. Neither eye muscles nor postural muscles
c. Both eye muscles and postural muscles
Hair cells release
a. Acetylcholine
b. Dopamine
c. Epinephrine
d. GABA
e. Glutamate
f. Glycine
g. Norepinephrine
h. Serotonin
e. Glutamate
The sterocilia of auditory hair cells project toward the _________ membrane.
Tectorial
If the semi-circular canal above started to spin in a counter-clockwise direction, the stereocilia of the hair cells in the cupula would a. Be deflected to the left b. Be deflected to the right c. Not be deflected
a. Be deflected to the left
If the semi-circular canal above continued to spin in a counter-clockwise direction at the same angle and speed,
after a few seconds the stereocilia of the hair cells in the cupula would
a. Be deflected to the left
b. Be deflected to the right
c. Not be deflected
c. Not be deflected
If the semi-circular canal above suddenly stopped a counter-clockwise rotation, the stereocilia of the hair cells in the cupula would a. Be deflected to the left b. Be deflected to the right c. Not be deflected
b. Be deflected to the right
What brain location is responsible for the reflex of a sudden loud sound causing a person to look toward the
sound?
Inferior colliculus nucleus
Some people feel motion sickness when there is a disconnect between which two senses?
Vision and vestibular sensation
What two things does the vestibular system detect?
Acceleration and head tilt
What three senses give us our sense of posture and movement?
Vestibular, proprioception and vision
What is the purpose of outer hair cells? How does this work?
They are important in protecting the inner hair cells from overstimulation and are important in localizing the
vibrations to the correct area of the basilar membrane for the correct frequency. They do this by pushing up
on the tectorial membrane when the vibrations are very large to prevent the overstimulation, and pushing up
on the membrane on either side of the area of most vibration to help localize the frequency.
Draw a flow chart for vibrations in the air lead to vibrations in the basilar membrane.
-Vibrations in the tympanic membrane
-Middle ear bones move in time with the vibrations in the tympanic membrane
-Oval window membrane vibrates in time with the vibrations in the tympanic membrane
-Perilymph in the scala vestibule vibrates in time with the vibrations in the tympanic membrane
-Basilar membrane vibrates in time with the vibrations in the tympanic membrane in a location on the membrane that
corresponds with that frequency
Draw a flow chart for pathway of auditory information from the hair cell to the auditory cortex (include the lobe
of the brain where the auditory cortex is).
- Hair cell synapses onto cochlear nerve afferents
- Cochlear nerve joins with the vestibular nerve to form the vestibulocochlear nerve
- Cochlear afferents synapse in the cochlear nucleus
- Second order neurons project from the cochlear nucleus to the superior olivary nucleus
- Third order neurons project from the olivary nucleus to the inferior colliculus
- Fourth order neurons project from the inferior colliculus to the medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus
- Fifth order neurons project from the medial geniculate nucleus to the auditory cortex in the temporal lobe
Glutamate causes on-center bipolar cells to
Hyperpolarize
Glutamate causes on-center ganglion cells to
Depolarize
Glutamate causes off-center bipolar cells to
Depolarize
All ganglion cells have AMPA receptors.
True
The center-surround relationship in the retina gives us a greater ability to see a lion hiding in the grass.
True
The visual cortex is in the
occipital lobe
The Organ of Corti sits on the
basilar membrane
The basilar membrane is
Wide near the apex and narrow near the base
Farmed fruit is much sweeter than wild fruit.
True
Taste cells can be replaced.
True
Olfactory neurons can be replaced.
True
Taste cells are (what kind of cell)
epithelial cells
There are several scientific studies to show that monosodium glutamate (MSG) has negative effects in the body.
false
The sour receptor is a
Ion channel
The best characterized receptor for umami is a
Gi protein coupled receptor
Third order neurons in the taste pathway synapse in the
parietal lobe
The olfactory epithelium is
nervous tissue
Activation of odorant receptors leads to activation of protein kinase A and phosphorylation of a non-specific
cation channel.
a. True
b. False
b. False
We have about 10,000 different odorant receptors.
False
Most of our sense of taste comes from activation of olfactory receptors.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Olfactory hairs are normally covered in mucus.
a. True
b. False
a. True
One neuron will innervate several skeletal muscle fibers.
a. True
b. False
a. True
One skeletal muscle fiber will be innervated by several neurons.
a. True
b. False
b. False
One type of odorant receptor will bind more than one type of odorant.
a. True
b. False
a. True
One type of odorant will bind to more than one type of odorant receptor.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Some second order olfactory neurons project directly to the cerebral cortex without synapsing in the thalamus.
a. True
b. False
a. True
The mechanism of release of paracrine agent by taste cells is very similar to the mechanism of neurotransmitter
release from neurons.
a. True
b. False
a. True
The primary odorant in bananas and the primary odorant in beaver musk actives some of the same
receptors.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Receptors for somatic sensation are important to our sense of taste.
a. True
b. False
a. True