NEUROSCIENCE 6TH EDITION 2026
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ Adequate. Answer: A(n) ___ stimulus is defined as an energy form
that maximally stimulates a particular receptor.
◉ sensation; perception. Answer: _____ refers to the acquisition of
sensory information, while _____ refers to the interpretation of
sensory information
◉ vibration in a conducting medium. Answer: The definition of an
adequate stimulus for hearing is a(n) _____.
◉ changes in frequency. Answer: If a police siren is going off nearby,
what is most likely responsible for the rise and fall you hear?
◉ intensity; frequency. Answer: How loud a sound is to a human is a
function of its _____ and its_____.
◉ A complex mix of all of the above frequencies. Answer: A rich
musical instrument such as a clarinet has what frequency
components?
,◉ Frequency theory. Answer: Thomas Edison compensated for his
deafness by biting down on the wooden case of his phonograph and
listening to the recording using bone conduction. What form of
sound analysis does this not use?
◉ Tympanic membrane. Answer: When sound enters the ear, they
first strike the
◉ tensor tympani. Answer: The _____ adjusts the tension of the
eardrum as a function of environmental noise, and is responsible for
the rumble you hear when you yawn
◉ Conduct : amplify. Answer: The ossicles serve to _____ the sound
energy to the inner ear as well as _____ it.
◉ Organ of corti. Answer: The _____ is the receptive organ of the ear
◉ semicicular canals. Answer: Which of the following structures
is/are not part of the auditory system? Cochela,Ossicles, Pinna,
Semicircular canals
◉ Opening of K channels. Answer: Bending hair cells causes:
, ◉ cochlea, auditory nerve, brainstem nuclei, inferior colliculi, medial
geniculate nucleus, auditory cortex. Answer: Which of the following
sequences best describes the pathway of auditory signals through
the brain?
◉ Medial geniculate nucleus. Answer: The primary auditory cortex
receives input directly from the
◉ locations on an unrolled basilar membrane. Answer: The primary
auditory cortex contains a topographical "map" of
◉ dorsal stream of auditory information analysis. Answer: When
Janice is pointing out where a rattle is coming from in her car's
engine compartment, despite her not knowing what it means, her
sound discrimination ability is a function of her
◉ ventral stream of auditory information analysis. Answer: Officer
Rosa hit the deck, knowing that the sudden sound was a gunshot and
not a car backfiring, because of his _____.
◉ oval window; round window. Answer: In is to out as ___ is to ___.
◉ frequency theory. Answer: The absolute refractory period of a
neuron discussed earlier in the text is a limitation of ____.
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ Adequate. Answer: A(n) ___ stimulus is defined as an energy form
that maximally stimulates a particular receptor.
◉ sensation; perception. Answer: _____ refers to the acquisition of
sensory information, while _____ refers to the interpretation of
sensory information
◉ vibration in a conducting medium. Answer: The definition of an
adequate stimulus for hearing is a(n) _____.
◉ changes in frequency. Answer: If a police siren is going off nearby,
what is most likely responsible for the rise and fall you hear?
◉ intensity; frequency. Answer: How loud a sound is to a human is a
function of its _____ and its_____.
◉ A complex mix of all of the above frequencies. Answer: A rich
musical instrument such as a clarinet has what frequency
components?
,◉ Frequency theory. Answer: Thomas Edison compensated for his
deafness by biting down on the wooden case of his phonograph and
listening to the recording using bone conduction. What form of
sound analysis does this not use?
◉ Tympanic membrane. Answer: When sound enters the ear, they
first strike the
◉ tensor tympani. Answer: The _____ adjusts the tension of the
eardrum as a function of environmental noise, and is responsible for
the rumble you hear when you yawn
◉ Conduct : amplify. Answer: The ossicles serve to _____ the sound
energy to the inner ear as well as _____ it.
◉ Organ of corti. Answer: The _____ is the receptive organ of the ear
◉ semicicular canals. Answer: Which of the following structures
is/are not part of the auditory system? Cochela,Ossicles, Pinna,
Semicircular canals
◉ Opening of K channels. Answer: Bending hair cells causes:
, ◉ cochlea, auditory nerve, brainstem nuclei, inferior colliculi, medial
geniculate nucleus, auditory cortex. Answer: Which of the following
sequences best describes the pathway of auditory signals through
the brain?
◉ Medial geniculate nucleus. Answer: The primary auditory cortex
receives input directly from the
◉ locations on an unrolled basilar membrane. Answer: The primary
auditory cortex contains a topographical "map" of
◉ dorsal stream of auditory information analysis. Answer: When
Janice is pointing out where a rattle is coming from in her car's
engine compartment, despite her not knowing what it means, her
sound discrimination ability is a function of her
◉ ventral stream of auditory information analysis. Answer: Officer
Rosa hit the deck, knowing that the sudden sound was a gunshot and
not a car backfiring, because of his _____.
◉ oval window; round window. Answer: In is to out as ___ is to ___.
◉ frequency theory. Answer: The absolute refractory period of a
neuron discussed earlier in the text is a limitation of ____.
