PSYC 380 Quiz 2 Sensory Systems
PSYC 380 Quiz 2: Sensory Systems and Sleep
- Jessie is studying for a quiz on the rods and cones. She writes in her notes that _____ are more ______.
- Why does the fovea provide the clearest, most detailed visual information?
- Light has entered Joelle’s eyes. After being detected by the photoreceptors, the information will be passed on to _____ cells.
- Once within the cerebral cortex, a mixed pathway of magnocellular and parvocellular cells is important for ____.
- The optic nerve is composed of axons from which kind of cell?
- In the back of each of Sophie’s eyes, the axons of her ganglion cells all leave in one large bundle called the ______. As a result, this causes her to experience a
- The visual paths in the temporal cortex collectively are referred to as the ____.
- What is responsible for sharpening contrast at visual borders?
- Parker consciously experiences “seeing” something when the information reaches _____.
- Tori has suffered damage to her magnocellular pathway. Now, she has problems with _____.
- What is unusual about olfactory receptors compared to most other mature mammalian neurons?
- During her lecture on pain, Dr. Turk explains to her class that _____ is released by axons that carry information about mild pain.
- Isla is a supertaster. As a result, she _____.
- Vibrations in the fluid of the cochlea cause ____.
- What sound characteristics can be compared between the two ears to locate the source of the sound?
- The ____ of a sound is the number of compressions per second.
- Napoleon has a small cut on his foot. His pain receptors would send pain messages to the brain as a result of _____ release.
- ______ have almost no taste receptors since they swallow their food whole.
- The eardrum vibrates at ____.
- Pacinian corpuscles respond best to ____.
- Clarise has REM behavior disorder. What happens to her during REM sleep?
- An electroencephalograph displays ____.
- Professor Diener tells her class that during a normal sleep cycle, a person will progress from _____.
- The risk of sleep apnea is increased among which group of people?
- Geri will be taking a trip, and he is worried about how to handle his jet lag. What advice would you give him?
- Lenora just had a polysomnograph taken. What did they measure?
- After damage to the suprachiasmatic nucleus, the body ____.
- In response to emotionally arousing events, the locus coeruleus releases ____.
- The PER and TIM proteins accumulate during the day until they cause sleepiness. What prevents them from continuing to accumulate at night?
- Which hypothesis/theory suggests that the primary motor cortex is suppressed so arousal during sleep cannot lead to action?
- Orexin inhibits appetite.
- Vasopressin increases blood pressure by constricting the blood vessels.
- Hal is experiencing osmotic thirst. He should drink pure water.
- Paige wants to lose weight. The most effective long-term plan is for her to limit her intake of sweet foods.
- The physiological changes that defend body temperature depend on areas in and near the hypothalamus.
- Angiotensin II acts on the kidney to retain more sodium.
- Patti has a fever. This is caused by a change in the set point for her body temperature.
- Allyn suffers from anorexia. After she eats, she purges her food by forcing herself to vomit.
- Homeostasis refers to temperature regulation and other biological processes that keep body variables within a fixed range.
- Stomach distension is necessary to produce satiety.