Exam 4: The Peripheral Nervous System: Sensory, Autonomic, Somatic

Match the ear parts, labelled a. through e., with their characteristics. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -concerned with sense of equilibrium

Match the divisions, labelled a. through d., with the anatomical and physiological autonomic features. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -cause tear gland stimulation

Which of these statements refers to the terminal ganglia

A photoreceptor generates action potentials when its photopigment is activated.

Match the types of autonomic receptors, labelled a. through e., with their characteristic(s). (More than one answer may apply.) -have equal affinity for epinephrine and norepinephrine

The lateral geniculate nucleus is located in the ____________________ of the brain.

By ____________________, a stimulus of the same intensity does not elicit a receptor potential of the same magnitude.

Match the chemicals, labelled a. through d., with their characteristics. -causes explosive release of ACh

Exposure to very loud noises can result in partial conductive deafness.

Which of these statements does NOT apply to vision

Which of these applies to the neuromuscular junction

Which of the following is NOT involved in vestibular information

Which of these statements accurately applies to taste

Match the types of autonomic receptors, labelled a. through e., with their characteristic(s). (More than one answer may apply.) -found on effector cell membranes

The curvature of the lens must be adjusted to enable the eye to focus both near and far sources on the retina.

Which of these statements does NOT apply to the parasympathetic nervous system

Receptors transduce one form of energy into electrical energy.

An EPP is similar to an EPSP, except that the magnitude of an EPSP is much larger.

ACh is the neurotransmitter released to signal skeletal muscles.

The term adequate stimulus refers to the intensity of a stimulus developing above a threshold value.