Exam 8: Extension: C - Organization of the Sensory Systems

In the Brodmann system, primary visual cortex is given the number _____.

The axons of ganglion cells form the _____ nerve.

Pacinian corpuscles are receptors in the _____ sensory system.

Otolith organs are associated with the sense of _____.

The retina is to seeing as the _____ is to hearing.

To communicate with the brain, the sensory systems use:

Neural _____ modify messages between the sensory receptors and the brain.

Pitch is MOST closely related to _____.

The map on which the relative sensitivity of body parts are represented by size is called:

Brodmann's area 41 is associated with which sense?

The main thalamic nucleus that sends signals about taste to the cortex is the _____.

Receptors that respond to external stimuli are called _____; receptors that respond to our own activity are called _____.

New research indicates that the experience of tasting a flavor is likely to be the result of neurons that respond:

The part of the visual system responsible for controlling pupil size is the _____.

Voluntary eye movements are largely regulated by neural circuits centered in the _____.