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Prelab quizes 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 14 Flashcards

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Dorsal means

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back

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2
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Identify the nerve that is being described: exits dorsal brain stem and is visible from the sides as it proceeds ventrally between the cerebellum and cerebral hemispheres

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trochlear

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3
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How many pairs of cranial nerves?

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12

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4
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Cranial nerve I is the

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olfactory

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5
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Lateral is towards the

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outside

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6
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Identify the nerve that is being described: thick fiber bundle at extreme lateral edge of the brainstem where the medulla meets the pons

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vagus

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7
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inferior means

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below

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8
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Identify the nerve that is being described: short stalk projecting rostrally from the optic chiasm, the site decussation for visual information from the nasal retina

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optic

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9
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what are indentations on the surface of the brain?

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sulci

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10
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If you were going to put a crown on, when your hands reach your head, go straight down and that is the

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coronal plane

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11
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When using the microscope you should NEVER

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touch the lense to the slide

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12
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which knob moves the stage on the vertical axis?

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outer knob

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13
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which knob is the course adjustment knob?

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upper knob

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14
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A group of cells that usually has a common structure, function, and embryonic origin is called

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tissue

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what part of the microscope holds the slide in place?

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stage clips

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16
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Before switching lenses, you should

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zoom out so there is room for the new lense

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17
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What type of microscope will we be using in this class?

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Wolfe Advanced LED Series Binocular Microscope with 4 objectives

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18
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What magnification does our microscope's objective lenses NOT have?
40
100
30
4
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30

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19
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The study of microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals is called

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histology

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20
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What is another name for the eyepiece of the microscope?

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ocular lense

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21
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Blood pressure is partially determined by the elasticity of blood vessels. True or false?

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true

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22
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What is the purpose of pacemaker cells?

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to send electrical signals to initiate heartbeat

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23
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What is heart rate?

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Number of beats per mintue

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24
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A physiological adaptive set of bodily changes in the presence of a threat is

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stress response

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The exact relationship between the autonomic nervous system's regulation of physiological responses and personality is well known. True or False?
False
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What is the puprose of a defribulator?
to stabilize a chaotic or irregular heartbeat
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Children who show behavioral inhibition in novel situations have ___vagal
low
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``` which factors can create a reduced cellular need? vegetative states relaxation sleeping all of these ```
all of these
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10th cranial nerve is the
vagus
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adults with high vagal tone are more susceptible to hypnosis. True or false?
true
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What path does visual information follow?
optic nerve, thalamus, occipital lobe
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Which structures with similar or complementary functions are near each other in the brain?
motor and somatosensory areas
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The fimbria
carries information to and from the hippocampus
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The hippocampal commisure
connects the right and left hippocampus
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``` The superior colliculus is superior to the neocortex inferior colliculus septal nucleus fornix ```
inferior colliculus
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The sulcus limitans: carries info to and from the hippocampus connects the right and left hippocampus separats medial motor column from lateral sensory column is thin tissue separating the left and right ventricles
separates medial motor column from lateral sensory column
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The thalamus is superior to the hypothalamus and inferior to the corpus collosum connects the right and left hippocampus separates the medial motor column from the lateral sensory column
is superior to the hypothalamus and inferior to the corpus collosum
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The "thin sheet of white tissue" separating the left and right ventricles is called:
seplum pellucidium
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The "brown stuff in ventricles" is called
choroid plexus
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the olfactory bulb is inferior to the
septal nucleus
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If we assume that brain states cause behavior, what is the dependent variable in psychophysiology? brain states behavior brain function physiological events
behavior
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bodily responses might be windows into:
psychological processes
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an assumption in psychophysiology is that human behavior is related to
brain states
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What would not be a question asked in physiological psychology? do introverts like to spend more time alone? do extroverts have higher levels of cortical arousal? what does my EEG show when I am relaxed? Does my heart rate increase when I see someone I love?
Do introverts like to spend time alone?
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The Rinne test is used for ____and the Weber test is used for ___
conductive hearing loss | unilateral hearing loss
46
What should you do if the iWorx software does not seem to be working?
start over by restarting the computer, the Labscribe program, and the box or watch the accompanying video if there is one
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Which of the following is the correct order of setup?
plug in all accessories, turn on the IX-TA, then launch the Labscribe program
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When completing the lab, which instructions should you follow?
those in IVC lab manual
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a process that can benefit our survival as biological organisms is
an adaptive process
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experiments in psychophysiology include:
non-invasive procedures measuring physiological events
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When a participant is asked to complete a mentally straining task, it is likely their skin conduction and heart rate will
increase
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A GSR amplifier conducts measurements by
applying constant voltage to the skin through electrodes
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A physiologically adaptive set of bodily changes in the presence of a threat is
a stress response
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What is a dependent variable?
what you measure
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What is the basic assumption in psychophysiology?
All human behavior is caused by psychological states
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Experiments in psychophysiology include:
non-invasive procedures measuring physiological events
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Galvanic skin response tests are also know as
lie detector tests
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You can use facial EMT to measure
emotional response to a stimuli through changes in electrical activity of facial muscles
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Visual evoked potential (VEP) is used to measure
function of the visual pathway from the retina to the occiptial cortex
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EEG is used to measure
the summation of all the postsynaptic potentials of neurons in the cerebral cortex

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