Quiz #10

Question 1

List the main structures in the auditory pathway?

Answer 1

1. Cochlea nucleus
2. Superior olivary nucleus
3. Inferior colliculus
4. Medial geniculate
5. Primary auditory cortex
   Sonic MG

Question 2

What membrane is narrow and thick at one end and wide and thin at the other end?

Answer 2

Basilar membrane.

Question 3

Name two types of cues used by the auditory system to localize sound.

Answer 3

Intramural time and intensity.

Question 4

True or false: In both the auditory and vestibular system, hair cell transduce mechanical energy into neural signal.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or false: The gustatory and olfactory systems are both chemical senses.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or false: The primary gustatory cortex is linguatopically organized.

Answer 6

False, it is quite straightforward.

Question 7

Describe the vestibular system.

Answer 7

Dizziness / balance, vertigo, motion sickness, detects linear excelleration and rotational motion.