Exam 24: Communication I: Nervous and Sensory Systems

Which of the following animals utilizes echolocation?

In __________,there is a progressive increase in size and complexity of the outermost part of the cerebrum,called the cerebral cortex.

Most __________ of animals involve projections from the body surface such as bristles,spines,setae,and tubercles.

A hygroreceptor detects

Neurons that send processed information to muscles and glands are called

The functional unit of the nervous system is the

The concentration of receptors and nervous tissue in an animal's anterior end is referred to as

Reception that gives an animal information about the movement of its body parts and their positions relative to one another is called

The moist,mucous membrane that covers the eyeball is the

Which invertebrate sense organ is NOT matched with its proper stimulus?

Taste receptors are

The transparent __________ of the eye is continuous with the sclera and covers the front part of the eye.

Bundles of neuronal fibers in the central nervous system are called

An area of the inner ear that is concerned with equilibrium is the

Sea-sickness or motion-sickness results from

Groups of neuron cell bodies in the central nervous system are called

Conduction along myelinated fibers is known as saltatory conduction because

"Giant axons" in certain invertebrates

Pit organs of rattlesnakes are a type of

In invertebrates,the statocyst is the most common form of