Quiz 3 Review

Question 1

The spinal organ or organ of Corti is located within the __________?

Answer 1

cochlear

Question 1

Which of the special sensory pathways does not send axons to the thalamus?
A) olfaction
B) color perception
C) hearing
D) gustation
E) vision

Answer 1

A) olfaction

Question 2

Which nerve is this?
-gustatory info from posterior 1/3 of the tongue

Answer 2

glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 3

Which nerve is this?
-gustatory and sensory info from the epiglottis and soft palate

Answer 3

vagus nerve

Question 4

Which nerve is this?
-general sensory and thermal info from the oral cavity

Answer 4

trigeminal nerve

Question 5

Which nerve is this?
-gustatory info from anterior 2/3 tongue

Answer 5

facial nerve

Question 6

A cupula and cristae ampullaris is a sensory structure located within the ___________________

Answer 6

semicircular ducts

Question 7

We can localize sounds (know the direction they are coming from) by sending auditory pathways to the ____________________

Answer 7

superior olivary nucleus

Question 8

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

Answer 8

C) the opsins they contain

Question 9

Olfactory pathways terminate in the piriform cortex which located on the _____________________

Answer 9

inferior temporal lobe

Question 10

The outer plexiform layer is a synapse between ___________ and ____________ cells

Answer 10

photoreceptors, bipolar

Question 11

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

Answer 11

C) lateral lemniscus

Question 12

The basilar membrane is located within the ___________ duct

Answer 12

cochlear

Question 13

Amacrine cells are a type of neuron located within the

Answer 13

retina

Question 14

Within the basilar membrane are neurons for hearing called

Answer 14

inner hair cells

Question 15

CN I is formed by axons of _____________ cells?

Answer 15

olfactory

Question 16

The gustatory nucleus is part of the _______________ located within the medulla

Answer 16

solitary nucleus

Question 17

Which pathways synapses on neurons within a glomerulus?
A) gustation
B) vision
C) balance
D) olfaction
E) hearing

Answer 17

D) olfaction

Question 18

define tonotopic organization

Answer 18

mapped out organization of tones on a brain structure

Question 19

The ossicle which contacts the oval window is the

Answer 19

stapes

Question 20

These neurons have axons that form the olfactory tract
A) ganglion cells
B) mitral cells
C) stereocilia
D) basal cells
E) amacrine cells

Answer 20

B) mitral cells

Question 21

Cones are most densely located in which part of the retina

Answer 21

fovea