Nervous Physiology Lab Quiz

Question 1

What are the major sensory organs?

Answer 1

Eyes
Ears
Nose
Skin 
Tongue

Question 2

Visual compensation

Answer 2

Brain fills in images

Question 3

What is afterimage a result of?

Answer 3

Eye fatigue

• Pigments in receptors are degraded when staring at a color too long
• -> Eye adjusts to less intense color = afterimage

Question 4

What does the olfactory system have to do with?

Answer 4

Smell

Question 5

What is the order of smell receptors?

Answer 5

Neurons in epithelium –> olfactory bulb –> cerebrum

Question 6

What is the lymbic system?

Answer 6

Structures that are important for emotional aspects of experiences

Question 7

What is an example of the limbic system?

Answer 7

Certain smells evoke emotional memories

Question 8

What are the primary taste sensations?

Answer 8

Sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami

Question 9

How many taste buds/taste cells are there?

Answer 9

50-100 taste cells

Question 10

What are taste buds?

Answer 10

receptors

Question 11

Where and through what do taste receptors send information?

Answer 11

Send information through neurons to the brain

Question 12

co-, com-, sym-, syn-, con-

Answer 12

with, together

Question 13

dia-

Answer 13

through, across

Question 14

ocul

Answer 14

pertaining to the eye

Question 15

neuro/nerv

Answer 15

nerve, nervous system

Question 16

ot

Answer 16

ear

Question 17

rhin/nas

Answer 17

nose

Question 18

-opsy

Answer 18

examination or inspection

Question 19

-plasty

Answer 19

surgical repair/reconstruction