Quiz 3 Review Flashcards
The spinal organ or organ of Corti is located within the __________?
cochlear
Which of the special sensory pathways does not send axons to the thalamus?
A) olfaction
B) color perception
C) hearing
D) gustation
E) vision
A) olfaction
Which nerve is this?
-gustatory info from posterior 1/3 of the tongue
glossopharyngeal nerve
Which nerve is this?
-gustatory and sensory info from the epiglottis and soft palate
vagus nerve
Which nerve is this?
-general sensory and thermal info from the oral cavity
trigeminal nerve
Which nerve is this?
-gustatory info from anterior 2/3 tongue
facial nerve
A cupula and cristae ampullaris is a sensory structure located within the ___________________
semicircular ducts
We can localize sounds (know the direction they are coming from) by sending auditory pathways to the ____________________
superior olivary nucleus
The 3 classes of cones differ in….
A) the shape of their outer segments
B) the number of dendrites they have
C) the opsins they contain
D) the type of bipolar cell they connect with
C) the opsins they contain
Olfactory pathways terminate in the piriform cortex which located on the _____________________
inferior temporal lobe
The outer plexiform layer is a synapse between ___________ and ____________ cells
photoreceptors, bipolar
The auditory circuit uses which of the following pathways?
A) glomerulus
B) medial longitudinal fascicules (MLF)
C) lateral lemniscus
D) fasciculus cuneatus
E) medial lemniscus
C) lateral lemniscus
The basilar membrane is located within the ___________ duct
cochlear
Amacrine cells are a type of neuron located within the
retina
Within the basilar membrane are neurons for hearing called
inner hair cells
CN I is formed by axons of _____________ cells?
olfactory
The gustatory nucleus is part of the _______________ located within the medulla
solitary nucleus
Which pathways synapses on neurons within a glomerulus?
A) gustation
B) vision
C) balance
D) olfaction
E) hearing
D) olfaction
define tonotopic organization
mapped out organization of tones on a brain structure
The ossicle which contacts the oval window is the
stapes
These neurons have axons that form the olfactory tract
A) ganglion cells
B) mitral cells
C) stereocilia
D) basal cells
E) amacrine cells
B) mitral cells
Cones are most densely located in which part of the retina
fovea
