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The mirror tracing task is a test of

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implicit learning and memory

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The order of the structures of the eye

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cornea –> aqueous humor –> pupil –> lens –> ciliary muscles –> retina –>optic disc (blind spot) –> fovea

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aqueous humor is between

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cornea and iris/lens

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vitreous humor is behind the

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lens

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the thin layer of tissue on the back of the eye that may appear as a clump of wrinkled gray tissue is the

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retina

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the shiny iridescent layer of tissue along the back inner surface of the eye is the

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tapetum

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The four corteces of the visual system

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primary visual cortex
prestriate cortex
posterior parietal cortex
inferotemporal cortex

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what does dorsal mean

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top of the brain

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another name for dorsal

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superior

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another name for ventral

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superior

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what does ventral mean

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base of the brain

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what does anterior mean

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front of the brain

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another name for anterior

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rostral

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what does posterior mean

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back of the brain

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another name for posterior

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caudal

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what does lateral mean

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external side surface of the brain

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what does medial mean

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middle surface of the brain

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The cranial nerve that functions with the sense of smell

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olfactory

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the cranial nerve whose function is visual

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optic

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The three cranial nerves whose functions are eye movements

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oculomotor, trochlear, abducens

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The cranial nerve whose sensory function is facial sensations and motor function is chewing

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trigeminal

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The cranial nerve whose sensory function is taste from anterior 2/3rds of the tongue and motor functions are facial expression, secretion of tears, salivation, and cranial blood vessel dilation

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facial

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The cranial nerve whose function is audition and receives sensory signals from the organs of balance in the ear

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auditory-vestibular

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The cranial nerve whoes sensory function is taste from posterior third of the tongue and the motor function of salivation and swallowing

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glossopharyngeal

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The cranial nerve whose sensory function is sensations from abdominal and thoracic organs and motor function is control over abdominal and thoracic organs and muscles of the throat

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vagus

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The cranial nerve whose motor function is the movement of neck, shoulders, and head and sensory function is that it receives sensory signals from muscles from the neck

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spinal accessory

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The cranial nerve whose motor function is tongue movements and whose sensory function is sensory signals from tongue muscles

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hypoglossal

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What is the sensory function of the olfactory cranial nerve

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smell

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What is the sensory function of the optic nerve

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visual

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What are the motor and sensory functions of he oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens cranial nerves

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motor- eye movements

sensory- sensory signals from certain eye muscles

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What are the sensory and motor functions of the trigeminal cranial nerve?

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sensory- facial sensations

motor- chewing

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What are the sensory and motor functions of the facial nerve

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sensory- taste from anterior 2/3rds of the tongue

motor- facial expressions, secretion of tears, salivations, cranial blood vessel dilation

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What is the sensory function of the auditory-vestibular cranial nerve

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audition, and receives sensory signals from the organ of balance in the inner ear

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What are the sensory and motor functions of the glossopharyngeal cranial nerve?

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sensory- taste from posterior third of tongue

motor- salivation, swallowing

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What are the sensory and motor functions of the vagus nerve?

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sensory- senations from abdominal and thoracic organs

motor- control over abdominal and thoracic organs and muscles of the throat

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What are the sensory and motor functions of the spinal accessory nerve

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motor- movement of neck, shoulders, and head

sensory- sensory signals from muscles of the neck

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What are the motor and sensory functions of the hypoglossal cranial nerve?

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motor- tongue movements

sensory- sensory signals from tongue muscles

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the most posterior division of the brain that is composed largely of tracts carrying signals between the rest of the brain and the body

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medulla

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the large, convoluted structure on the brain stem’s dorsal surface that is important in sensorimotor functioning

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cerebellum

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sulcus located towards the medial, posterior surface of the brain that is parallel to the longitudinal fissure

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lateral sulcus

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runs along the medial surface of the dorsal part of the brain

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longitudinal fissure

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brain structure that is found on the brain stem and creates a bulge

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pons

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