Brain & Behavior Exam 2
Frequency is described in: correct answers hertz.
Decibels are a measure of: correct answers sound amplitude.
The thalamic relay nucleus for the auditory system is the: correct answers medial
geniculate nucleus.
The ventral stream is important for ______, whereas the dorsal stream is important for
_____. correct answers object identification; control of movement
Amacrine cells link: correct answers bipolar cells with retinal ganglion cells.
The auditory receptors are: correct answers on the basilar membrane.
______ are attached to the basilar membrane. correct answers Both inner and outer
hair cells
Which of the following sequences is correct? correct answers rods, cones, bipolar,
ganglion, lateral geniculate, simple cortical cells
Rods are to cones as: correct answers night is to day and black and white is to color.
The portion of the eye that has the highest visual acuity is called the: correct answers
fovea.
Broca's area is located in the: correct answers frontal lobe.
Broca's aphasia is associated with: correct answers deficits in initiating the motor
programs for speech.
Sound waves are created by: correct answers undulating displacement of air molecules
caused by pressure changes.
Visible light is: correct answers 400 to 700 nanometers.
The blind spot in the retina is where the: correct answers blood vessels enter and leave
the eye and the axons of the retinal ganglion cells leave the eye.
Another word for sound quality or complexity is: correct answers timbre.
Musical sounds differ from one another in: correct answers loudness, quality, and pitch.
, Cells in the dorsal stream are sensitive to: correct answers anesthetics and movement.
Photoreceptors are mostly densely packed in: correct answers the fovea.
Which of the following is not a type of retinal neuron? correct answers perpendicular
cells
The purpose of the pinna is to: correct answers funnel sound waves into the ear canal.
Pure tones are sounds: correct answers with a single frequency.
The stirrup sits against the: correct answers oval window.
There is(are) ______ type(s) of cone cell. correct answers three
Which of the following is the correct order of neuron layers in the retina from outermost
to innermost? correct answers ganglion cell layer, bipolar cell layer, photoreceptor layer
The correct order of the middle ear bones from nearest to the eardrum to nearest the
oval window is: correct answers hammer, anvil, stirrup
It is likely that speech and music perception is located in the: correct answers temporal
lobes.
Which of the color-sensitive photoreceptors are fewest in number? correct answers
blue cones
The ______ is the primary visual relay nucleus in the thalamus. correct answers lateral
geniculate nucleus
The part of the sensory world that stimulates a neuron is called the neuron's: correct
answers receptive field.
The human A1 auditory area is found in: correct answers Heschl's gyrus.
The left hemisphere may play a role in the ______ of music. correct answers
production
Frequency of sound waves roughly corresponds to our perception of: correct answers
pitch.
Cutting the optic nerve of the right eye prior to reaching the optic chiasm will result in
loss of vision in: correct answers half of each visual field
The superior colliculus plays an important role in: correct answers orienting responses.
Frequency is described in: correct answers hertz.
Decibels are a measure of: correct answers sound amplitude.
The thalamic relay nucleus for the auditory system is the: correct answers medial
geniculate nucleus.
The ventral stream is important for ______, whereas the dorsal stream is important for
_____. correct answers object identification; control of movement
Amacrine cells link: correct answers bipolar cells with retinal ganglion cells.
The auditory receptors are: correct answers on the basilar membrane.
______ are attached to the basilar membrane. correct answers Both inner and outer
hair cells
Which of the following sequences is correct? correct answers rods, cones, bipolar,
ganglion, lateral geniculate, simple cortical cells
Rods are to cones as: correct answers night is to day and black and white is to color.
The portion of the eye that has the highest visual acuity is called the: correct answers
fovea.
Broca's area is located in the: correct answers frontal lobe.
Broca's aphasia is associated with: correct answers deficits in initiating the motor
programs for speech.
Sound waves are created by: correct answers undulating displacement of air molecules
caused by pressure changes.
Visible light is: correct answers 400 to 700 nanometers.
The blind spot in the retina is where the: correct answers blood vessels enter and leave
the eye and the axons of the retinal ganglion cells leave the eye.
Another word for sound quality or complexity is: correct answers timbre.
Musical sounds differ from one another in: correct answers loudness, quality, and pitch.
, Cells in the dorsal stream are sensitive to: correct answers anesthetics and movement.
Photoreceptors are mostly densely packed in: correct answers the fovea.
Which of the following is not a type of retinal neuron? correct answers perpendicular
cells
The purpose of the pinna is to: correct answers funnel sound waves into the ear canal.
Pure tones are sounds: correct answers with a single frequency.
The stirrup sits against the: correct answers oval window.
There is(are) ______ type(s) of cone cell. correct answers three
Which of the following is the correct order of neuron layers in the retina from outermost
to innermost? correct answers ganglion cell layer, bipolar cell layer, photoreceptor layer
The correct order of the middle ear bones from nearest to the eardrum to nearest the
oval window is: correct answers hammer, anvil, stirrup
It is likely that speech and music perception is located in the: correct answers temporal
lobes.
Which of the color-sensitive photoreceptors are fewest in number? correct answers
blue cones
The ______ is the primary visual relay nucleus in the thalamus. correct answers lateral
geniculate nucleus
The part of the sensory world that stimulates a neuron is called the neuron's: correct
answers receptive field.
The human A1 auditory area is found in: correct answers Heschl's gyrus.
The left hemisphere may play a role in the ______ of music. correct answers
production
Frequency of sound waves roughly corresponds to our perception of: correct answers
pitch.
Cutting the optic nerve of the right eye prior to reaching the optic chiasm will result in
loss of vision in: correct answers half of each visual field
The superior colliculus plays an important role in: correct answers orienting responses.
