Quiz 1 - Special Senses

Question 1

order of visual pathway

Answer 1

retina –> optic nerve –> optic tract –> superior colliculus –> thalamus –> visual cortex

Question 2

order of auditory pathway

Answer 2

cochlea –> cranial nerve 8 –> cochlear nerve –> superior olivary nuclei –> inferior colliculi –> thalamus –> auditory cortex

Question 3

the base gives a

Answer 3

high pitch (20000 htz)

Question 4

the apex gives a

Answer 4

low pitch (20 htz)

Question 5

cones see

Answer 5

color

Question 6

rods see

Answer 6

black and white

Question 7

how is the perception of odors similar to perception of shades of color

Answer 7

fields overlap for vision and smell

Question 8

how is the perception of odors different to perception of shades of color

Answer 8

vision requires extra steps through brain stem and thalamus

Question 9

near sighted ness

Answer 9

eye may be long – can’t see far away

Question 10

nerve and cortex of olfactory

Answer 10

I and olfactory cortex

Question 11

nerve and cortex of taste

Answer 11

VII, IX, X and gustatory cortex

Question 12

nerve and cortex of vision

Answer 12

II and visual cortex

Question 13

nerve and cortex of hearing

Answer 13

VIII and auditory cortex

Question 14

nerve and cortex of balance

Answer 14

VIII and neurons in several areas respond to vestibular stimulation

Question 15

conduction hearing loss

Answer 15

problem in middle ear, ear drum or ossicles

Question 16

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 16

inner ear, cochlea or hearing nerve

Question 17

Rinne test

Answer 17

air and bone conduction

Question 18

Weber test

Answer 18

central or lateralized hearing