Question 1

Which of these processes does not directly involve the auditory cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) analysis of frequency 
B) localization of sound 
C) determining temporal sequencing 
D) discrimination of intensity 
E) both A and D 
A) analysis of frequency 
B) localization of sound 
C) determining temporal sequencing 
D) discrimination of intensity 
E) both A and D

Question 2

An image of an object in the left half of the visual field:

Accepted Answer

A) will be picked up by photoreceptors in both eyes 
B) will be picked up by the nasal fibers of the left retina 
C) will be picked up by the temporal fibers of both retinas 
D) will travel through the left optic tract fibers 
E) Both A and D 
A) will be picked up by photoreceptors in both eyes 
B) will be picked up by the nasal fibers of the left retina 
C) will be picked up by the temporal fibers of both retinas 
D) will travel through the left optic tract fibers 
E) Both A and D

Question 3

Tonotopic organization is found in:

Accepted Answer

A) the organ of Corti 
B) the basilar membrane 
C) the superior olivary complex 
D) the inferior colliculi 
E) all of the above 
A) the organ of Corti 
B) the basilar membrane 
C) the superior olivary complex 
D) the inferior colliculi 
E) all of the above

Question 4

The unimodal cortex includes all of the following areas except:

Accepted Answer

A) visual cortex 
B) auditory cortex 
C) association cortex 
D) somatosensory cortex 
E) A and C 
A) visual cortex 
B) auditory cortex 
C) association cortex 
D) somatosensory cortex 
E) A and C

Question 5

Which of the following structures would contain a second-order neuron in the somatic sensory pathway?

Accepted Answer

A) a spinal nerve 
B) a spinal ganglion 
C) the dorsolateral fasciculus 
D) the lemniscus 
E) the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus 
A) a spinal nerve 
B) a spinal ganglion 
C) the dorsolateral fasciculus 
D) the lemniscus 
E) the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus

Question 6

An insect lands on your face.Which of these structures will help transmit the sense of touch to the somatic sensory cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) the spinal trigeminal nucleus 
B) the main sensory nucleus of the trigeminal nerve 
C) the mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal nerve 
D) the petrosal ganglion 
E) the nucleus solitarius 
A) the spinal trigeminal nucleus 
B) the main sensory nucleus of the trigeminal nerve 
C) the mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal nerve 
D) the petrosal ganglion 
E) the nucleus solitarius

Question 7

Which of these structures has been found to have few muscle spindles?

Accepted Answer

A) the intrinsic muscles of the tongue 
B) the interarytenoids 
C) the levator veli palatini 
D) the lips 
A) the intrinsic muscles of the tongue 
B) the interarytenoids 
C) the levator veli palatini 
D) the lips

Question 8

The organ of Corti is located in:

Accepted Answer

A) the scala vestibuli 
B) the scala tympani 
C) the scala media 
D) the basilar membrane 
E) Reissner's membrane 
A) the scala vestibuli 
B) the scala tympani 
C) the scala media 
D) the basilar membrane 
E) Reissner's membrane

Question 9

Although visual processing requires the interconnectivity of all the pathways and cortical areas,the ___ has been shown to play a role in recognizing familiar faces.

Accepted Answer

A) pretectal pathway 
B) tectal pathway 
C) peristriate cortex 
D) temporal visual cortex 
A) pretectal pathway 
B) tectal pathway 
C) peristriate cortex 
D) temporal visual cortex

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of auditory agnosia?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient has normal hearing acuity. 
B) The condition refers to the inability to identify nonlinguistic stimuli. 
C) The lesion resulting in auditory agnosia is unilateral. 
D) "Auditory agnosia" has been used refer to the inability to identify linguistic stimuli. 
E) None of the above are truE. 
A) The patient has normal hearing acuity. 
B) The condition refers to the inability to identify nonlinguistic stimuli. 
C) The lesion resulting in auditory agnosia is unilateral. 
D) "Auditory agnosia" has been used refer to the inability to identify linguistic stimuli. 
E) None of the above are truE.

Question 11

The __ acts as a transducer,changing physical stimuli into neural impulses.

Accepted Answer

A) auditory nerve 
B) cochlea 
C) ossicular chain 
D) tympanic membrane 
E) oval window 
A) auditory nerve 
B) cochlea 
C) ossicular chain 
D) tympanic membrane 
E) oval window

Question 12

Lesions in the ___ may result in visual agnosia.

Accepted Answer

A) peristriate cortex 
B) "where" or dorsal stream pathway 
C) "what" or ventral stream pathway 
D) hippocampus only 
A) peristriate cortex 
B) "where" or dorsal stream pathway 
C) "what" or ventral stream pathway 
D) hippocampus only

Question 13

The unconscious sense of where one body part is in relation to the other in automatic movement sequences is processed in the:

Accepted Answer

A) lateral spinothalamic tract 
B) anterior spinothalamic tract 
C) spinocerebellar tract 
D) anterolateral tract 
E) dorsal column pathway 
A) lateral spinothalamic tract 
B) anterior spinothalamic tract 
C) spinocerebellar tract 
D) anterolateral tract 
E) dorsal column pathway

Question 14

The auditory brainstem response tests the integrity of the auditory cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of these processes does not directly involve the auditory cortex?

An image of an object in the left half of the visual field:

Tonotopic organization is found in:

The unimodal cortex includes all of the following areas except:

Which of the following structures would contain a second-order neuron in the somatic sensory pathway?

An insect lands on your face.Which of these structures will help transmit the sense of touch to the somatic sensory cortex?

Which of these structures has been found to have few muscle spindles?

The organ of Corti is located in:

Although visual processing requires the interconnectivity of all the pathways and cortical areas,the ___ has been shown to play a role in recognizing familiar faces.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of auditory agnosia?

The __ acts as a transducer,changing physical stimuli into neural impulses.

Lesions in the ___ may result in visual agnosia.

The unconscious sense of where one body part is in relation to the other in automatic movement sequences is processed in the:

The auditory brainstem response tests the integrity of the auditory cortex.

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems

Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain

Central Language Mechanism and Learning

Adult Disorders of Language

Pediatric Disorders of Language

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Exam 5: Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing

Which of these processes does not directly involve the auditory cortex?

An image of an object in the left half of the visual field:

Tonotopic organization is found in:

The unimodal cortex includes all of the following areas except:

Which of the following structures would contain a second-order neuron in the somatic sensory pathway?

An insect lands on your face.Which of these structures will help transmit the sense of touch to the somatic sensory cortex?

Which of these structures has been found to have few muscle spindles?

The organ of Corti is located in:

Although visual processing requires the interconnectivity of all the pathways and cortical areas,the ___ has been shown to play a role in recognizing familiar faces.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of auditory agnosia?

The __ acts as a transducer,changing physical stimuli into neural impulses.

Lesions in the ___ may result in visual agnosia.

The unconscious sense of where one body part is in relation to the other in automatic movement sequences is processed in the:

The auditory brainstem response tests the integrity of the auditory cortex.

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems

Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain

Central Language Mechanism and Learning

Adult Disorders of Language

Pediatric Disorders of Language

Filters