Post Test 10

Question 1

An area of the cortex that receives input from multiple sensory systems and integrates sensory information is called the _______ cortex.

Answer 1

Association

Question 2

Sensation is the process of detecting the presence of stimuli, and the higher-order process called _______ allows the interpretation of sensory patterns.

Answer 2

Perception

Question 3

The simultaneous analysis of signals, also known as _______ processing, allows for information to flow through multiple pathways at the same time.

Answer 3

parallel

Question 4

In the 1960s, the sensory organization was believed to be hierarchical, _______ _______, and serial.

Answer 4

Functionally homogenous

Question 5

The frequency of sound vibrations is linked to perceptions of _______.

Answer 5

Pitch

Question 6

Sound waves travel from the external environment to the outer ear, and through the auditory canal where they reach the _______ membrane.

Answer 6

Tympanic

Question 7

The three smallest bones in the human body are the malleus, the incus, and the _______.

Answer 7

Stapes

Question 8

The _______ are auditory receptors located in the cochlea on the basilar membrane, and they increase firing in axons of the auditory nerve.

Answer 8

Hair Cells

Question 9

Axons from olivary neurons project to the _______ _______ via the lateral lemniscus.

Answer 9

Inferior colliculi

Question 10

The cochlea and the primary auditory cortex are both organized _______ on the bases of sound frequencies.

Answer 10

Tonotopically

Question 11

Damage to the ossicles is associated with _______ deafness, while damage to the cochlea is associated with _______ deafness.

Answer 11

Conductive, nerve

Question 12

The anterior auditory pathway is more involved in identifying sounds (what), whereas the _______ auditory pathway is more involved in locating sounds (where).

Answer 12

Posterior