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

The two components of the efferent division of the peripheral nervous system are the ____________________ nervous system, which supplies cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands, and the ____________________ nervous system, which supplies skeletal muscle.

Destruction of which of the following can cause instant blindness in one eye

Parasympathetic activation of sweat glands occurs to help reduce body temperatures.

Match the ear parts, labelled a. through e., with their characteristics. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -detects rotational acceleration or deceleration of the head

Rods produce vision in shades of grey.

Match the type of nociceptor, labelled a. through c., with the properties associated with each type of nociceptor. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -responds to irritating chemicals

Which of these statements describes the utricle

The left cerebral cortex receives information from the ____________________ half of each visual field.

Match the receptors, labelled a. through d., with their function. -provides information about changes in the energy form being monitored

____________________ is a technique by which a person is provided with a conscious signal of a monitored visceral activity.

Light rays travel faster through water or glass than through air.

Light must pass through several layers of retinal cells before reaching rods and cones.

Which of the following is a conscious interpretation of external stimuli

Axons from retinal ganglion cells form the optic nerve.