Question 1

Loudness of high pitch sounds is determined by _________, whereas loudness of low pitch sounds is determined by _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rate of firing; the number of axons active at a time 
B)  the number of axons active at a time; rate of firing 
C)  rate of firing; rate of firing 
D)  the number of axons active at a time; the number of axons active at a time 
E)  perception; sensation 
A)  rate of firing; the number of axons active at a time 
B)  the number of axons active at a time; rate of firing 
C)  rate of firing; rate of firing 
D)  the number of axons active at a time; the number of axons active at a time 
E)  perception; sensation

Question 2

Cutaneous receptors signal information regarding

Accepted Answer

A)  cardiac pressure. 
B)  blood flow to the muscles. 
C)  events that damage the skin. 
D)  brain temperature. 
E)  head movement. 
A)  cardiac pressure. 
B)  blood flow to the muscles. 
C)  events that damage the skin. 
D)  brain temperature. 
E)  head movement.

Question 3

Axons of the ______________ inform the brain of the loudness of a stimulus by altering their rate of firing of action potentials.

Accepted Answer

A)  geniculate nerve 
B)  auditory nerve 
C)  cochlear nerve 
D)  trochlear nerve 
E)  trigeminal nerve 
A)  geniculate nerve 
B)  auditory nerve 
C)  cochlear nerve 
D)  trochlear nerve 
E)  trigeminal nerve

Question 4

The malleus, incus, and stapes

Accepted Answer

A)  are tiny bones located within the outer ear. 
B)  are located within the inner ear. 
C)  provide a mechanical advantage for transferring sound energy to the inner ear. 
D)  are the formal names for the oval, round, and tympanic membranes, respectively. 
E)  comprise the pinna of the ear. 
A)  are tiny bones located within the outer ear. 
B)  are located within the inner ear. 
C)  provide a mechanical advantage for transferring sound energy to the inner ear. 
D)  are the formal names for the oval, round, and tympanic membranes, respectively. 
E)  comprise the pinna of the ear.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the functions of pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persons who lack pain receptors lead a full, happy life. 
B)  Pain can be triggered by tissue damage within the body. 
C)  Certain forms of opiates enhance pain reactivity. 
D)  Hypnosis does not diminish pain reactivity. 
E)  Emotional events mostly increase the sensation of pain stimuli. 
A)  Persons who lack pain receptors lead a full, happy life. 
B)  Pain can be triggered by tissue damage within the body. 
C)  Certain forms of opiates enhance pain reactivity. 
D)  Hypnosis does not diminish pain reactivity. 
E)  Emotional events mostly increase the sensation of pain stimuli.

Question 6

The first relay station for gustatory information en route to the cortex is the

Accepted Answer

A)  area postrema. 
B)  chorda tympani. 
C)  ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus. 
D)  nucleus of the solitary tract. 
E)  insular cortex. 
A)  area postrema. 
B)  chorda tympani. 
C)  ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus. 
D)  nucleus of the solitary tract. 
E)  insular cortex.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the neurons of the cochlear nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)  The neurons of this nerve are of the bipolar type. 
B)  The cell bodies of these neurons are located within the medulla. 
C)  The neurons of this nerve are of the multipolar type. 
D)  These nerve cells are hyperpolarized by release of transmitter from the hair cells. 
E)  These cells conduct local potentials, which can produce action potentials in downstream nerve cells. 
A)  The neurons of this nerve are of the bipolar type. 
B)  The cell bodies of these neurons are located within the medulla. 
C)  The neurons of this nerve are of the multipolar type. 
D)  These nerve cells are hyperpolarized by release of transmitter from the hair cells. 
E)  These cells conduct local potentials, which can produce action potentials in downstream nerve cells.

Question 8

After damage to her somatosensory association cortex, Patient E.C. experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  visual agnosia. 
B)  a loss of tactile sensitivity. 
C)  a difficulty in differentiating objects by weight. 
D)  a difficulty in differentiating objects by texture cues. 
E)  a difficulty in recognizing common objects by touch. 
A)  visual agnosia. 
B)  a loss of tactile sensitivity. 
C)  a difficulty in differentiating objects by weight. 
D)  a difficulty in differentiating objects by texture cues. 
E)  a difficulty in recognizing common objects by touch.

Question 9

The anterior stream of the human auditory system performs analyses of ________, while the posterior stream provides analyses of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sound location; sound loudness 
B)  object form; object location 
C)  complex sounds; perception of form 
D)  loudness; pitch 
E)  tone loudness; timbre 
A)  sound location; sound loudness 
B)  object form; object location 
C)  complex sounds; perception of form 
D)  loudness; pitch 
E)  tone loudness; timbre

Question 10

The receptor potential of a hair cell is triggered by cilia movements that

Accepted Answer

A)  allow the entry of sodium ions into the hair cell. 
B)  open a channel to potassium in the insertional plaque. 
C)  allow the efflux of potassium ions out of the hair cell. 
D)  close a channel to potassium in the insertional plaque. 
E)  allow chloride ions to flow into the cilia. 
A)  allow the entry of sodium ions into the hair cell. 
B)  open a channel to potassium in the insertional plaque. 
C)  allow the efflux of potassium ions out of the hair cell. 
D)  close a channel to potassium in the insertional plaque. 
E)  allow chloride ions to flow into the cilia.

Question 11

Differentiate among the receptors that have been identified as responding to pain stimuli.

Accepted Answer

Nociceptors are pain receptors. Three no

Question 12

Melzak argues that phantom limb sensation in an amputee occurs because

Accepted Answer

A)  spinal cord axons continue to spontaneously fire after being detached from a limb. 
B)  sensory neurons in the thalamus show spontaneous firing, which is interpreted by the brain as a signal from the missing limb. 
C)  the parietal cortex is programmed to perceive activity from each of four limbs. 
D)  the frontal cortex is programmed to perceive activity from each of four limbs. 
E)  sensory neurons in the spinal cord show spontaneous activity. 
A)  spinal cord axons continue to spontaneously fire after being detached from a limb. 
B)  sensory neurons in the thalamus show spontaneous firing, which is interpreted by the brain as a signal from the missing limb. 
C)  the parietal cortex is programmed to perceive activity from each of four limbs. 
D)  the frontal cortex is programmed to perceive activity from each of four limbs. 
E)  sensory neurons in the spinal cord show spontaneous activity.

Question 13

Cochlear implants restore the ability to understand speech by

Accepted Answer

A)  electrically stimulating the 8th cranial nerve at > 500 pulses per second. 
B)  allowing pressure changes to occur within the cochlea. 
C)  opening a larger aperture within the round window. 
D)  electrically stimulating different regions of the basilar membrane. 
E)  changing the overall rate of firing of cochlear cells. 
A)  electrically stimulating the 8th cranial nerve at > 500 pulses per second. 
B)  allowing pressure changes to occur within the cochlea. 
C)  opening a larger aperture within the round window. 
D)  electrically stimulating different regions of the basilar membrane. 
E)  changing the overall rate of firing of cochlear cells.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the neural coding of gustation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each odorant binds to only one receptor type. 
B)  Each receptor type binds to many different odorants. 
C)  Odorants bind with the same affinity to every receptor type. 
D)  Each odorant produces a different pattern of activity in the glomeruli. 
E)  Only one odorant molecule is located in the human olfactory system. 
A)  Each odorant binds to only one receptor type. 
B)  Each receptor type binds to many different odorants. 
C)  Odorants bind with the same affinity to every receptor type. 
D)  Each odorant produces a different pattern of activity in the glomeruli. 
E)  Only one odorant molecule is located in the human olfactory system.

Loudness of high pitch sounds is determined by _, whereas loudness of low pitch sounds is determined by _______.

Cutaneous receptors signal information regarding

Axons of the ______________ inform the brain of the loudness of a stimulus by altering their rate of firing of action potentials.

The malleus, incus, and stapes

Which of the following is true of the functions of pain?

The first relay station for gustatory information en route to the cortex is the

Which of the following is true of the neurons of the cochlear nerve?

After damage to her somatosensory association cortex, Patient E.C. experienced

The anterior stream of the human auditory system performs analyses of , while the posterior stream provides analyses of .

The receptor potential of a hair cell is triggered by cilia movements that

Differentiate among the receptors that have been identified as responding to pain stimuli.

Melzak argues that phantom limb sensation in an amputee occurs because

Cochlear implants restore the ability to understand speech by

Which of the following is true of the neural coding of gustation?

Introduction

Structure and Function of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Control of Movement

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

Substance Abuse

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Exam 7: Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Loudness of high pitch sounds is determined by _________, whereas loudness of low pitch sounds is determined by _______________.

Cutaneous receptors signal information regarding

Axons of the ______________ inform the brain of the loudness of a stimulus by altering their rate of firing of action potentials.

The malleus, incus, and stapes

Which of the following is true of the functions of pain?

The first relay station for gustatory information en route to the cortex is the

Which of the following is true of the neurons of the cochlear nerve?

After damage to her somatosensory association cortex, Patient E.C. experienced

The anterior stream of the human auditory system performs analyses of ________, while the posterior stream provides analyses of ________.

The receptor potential of a hair cell is triggered by cilia movements that

Differentiate among the receptors that have been identified as responding to pain stimuli.

Melzak argues that phantom limb sensation in an amputee occurs because

Cochlear implants restore the ability to understand speech by

Which of the following is true of the neural coding of gustation?

Introduction

Structure and Function of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Control of Movement

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

Substance Abuse

Filters

Loudness of high pitch sounds is determined by _, whereas loudness of low pitch sounds is determined by _______.

The anterior stream of the human auditory system performs analyses of , while the posterior stream provides analyses of .