Neuropsychology WGU D 574
Section Quizzes
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
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Which brain research method relies on the blood protein that binds oxygen? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Which technique is among those that researchers use to record brain activity during specific
behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER-Magnetoencephalograph (MEG)
What is the cornea? - CORRECT ANSWER-The nonadjustable part of the eye that focuses light
Which route describes the correct path of light through the eye? - CORRECT ANSWER-Light
passes from receptors to bipolar and horizontal cells, then to amacrine and ganglion cells, and
then to the optic nerve.
Which objects in the process of human sight are more useful in bright light? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cones
What is a characteristic of foveal vision? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is associated with cones.
, What receives most of the visual information from the optic nerve? - CORRECT ANSWER-Lateral
geniculate nucleus
Which category of cells consists of small cell bodies that are connected to cones in the fovea
and detect visual details and colors? - CORRECT ANSWER-Parvocellular neurons
What is the name of the cell in the primary visual cortex that has the medium receptive field? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Complex cell
What describes the ventral stream? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is specialized for recognizing objects
(what stream).
What does the inferior temporal cortex contribute to vision processing? - CORRECT ANSWER-It
processes complex aspects of the shape of visual stimuli.
Which somatosensory receptors are located on fingertips? - CORRECT ANSWER-Meissner's
corpuscles
Which statement defines an olfactory cell? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is a type of neuron
responsible for smell.
What aspect of sound can be detected by humans and is the perception of the number of cycles
per second in a sound wave? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pitch
Which component of the nervous system sends messages that enable the spinal cord to adjust
signals to a muscle? - CORRECT ANSWER-Proprioceptor
Which area of the cerebral cortex receives information about the target of a movement and the
body's current position and posture? - CORRECT ANSWER-Premotor cortex
Section Quizzes
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Which brain research method relies on the blood protein that binds oxygen? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Which technique is among those that researchers use to record brain activity during specific
behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER-Magnetoencephalograph (MEG)
What is the cornea? - CORRECT ANSWER-The nonadjustable part of the eye that focuses light
Which route describes the correct path of light through the eye? - CORRECT ANSWER-Light
passes from receptors to bipolar and horizontal cells, then to amacrine and ganglion cells, and
then to the optic nerve.
Which objects in the process of human sight are more useful in bright light? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cones
What is a characteristic of foveal vision? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is associated with cones.
, What receives most of the visual information from the optic nerve? - CORRECT ANSWER-Lateral
geniculate nucleus
Which category of cells consists of small cell bodies that are connected to cones in the fovea
and detect visual details and colors? - CORRECT ANSWER-Parvocellular neurons
What is the name of the cell in the primary visual cortex that has the medium receptive field? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Complex cell
What describes the ventral stream? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is specialized for recognizing objects
(what stream).
What does the inferior temporal cortex contribute to vision processing? - CORRECT ANSWER-It
processes complex aspects of the shape of visual stimuli.
Which somatosensory receptors are located on fingertips? - CORRECT ANSWER-Meissner's
corpuscles
Which statement defines an olfactory cell? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is a type of neuron
responsible for smell.
What aspect of sound can be detected by humans and is the perception of the number of cycles
per second in a sound wave? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pitch
Which component of the nervous system sends messages that enable the spinal cord to adjust
signals to a muscle? - CORRECT ANSWER-Proprioceptor
Which area of the cerebral cortex receives information about the target of a movement and the
body's current position and posture? - CORRECT ANSWER-Premotor cortex
