Question 1

Tinnitus may be ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   suffered by those with conductive deafness
B)   seen in the very young
C)   due to a phenomenon like the phantom limb
D)   due to differential loudness

Question 2

Sadie is able to hear a note and identify is perfectly. She has ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ultimate pitch
B)   sharp pitch
C)   tonal pitch
D)   absolute pitch

Question 3

A tonotopic map refers to a(n)  ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   auditory cortex map of sounds
B)   diagram of which kinds of sounds are most common in different parts of the world
C)   diagram comparing the different tones to which different species are sensitive
D)   map showing connections between the auditory cortex and the visual cortex

Question 4

One hypothesis of synesthesia is that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   all of the axons from one cortical area have more branches into that cortical area.
B)   all of the axons from one cortical area have branches into another cortical area.
C)   some of the axons from one cortical area have branches into another cortical area.
D)   some of the axons from one cortical area have more branches into that cortical area. C

Question 5

Vella has amusia and, therefore, cannot hear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why can't Torie tickle herself?

Accepted Answer

A)   A person cannot reach his/her own tickle receptors.
B)   Because her brain is comparing the sensation to what is "expected" and creates a weaker response.
C)   She is left-handed.
D)   She lacks tickle receptors.

Question 7

What kind of deafness is the result of damage to the cochlea or the hair cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   Conductive
B)   Nerve
C)   Temporary
D)   Hysterical

Question 8

Deeta is a supertaster. As a result, she _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   requires high concentrations of a particular taste to be able to identify it
B)   has more fungiform papillae in the center of her tongue
C)   is more sensitive than the average person to nearly all tastes
D)   makes up for her lack of ability to identify odors by smell

Question 9

Taste perception in the brain depends on ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   relative activity of different taste neurons
B)   absolute frequency of action potentials
C)   only taste receptors on the anterior part of the tongue
D)   the angular gyrus

Question 10

Chester told his doctor that "the taste of chicken is green." He will likely be diagnosed with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   MT damage
B)   amusia
C)   tinnitus
D)   synesthesia D

Question 11

What process is predicted by the gate theory of pain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pain information grows more intense as it passes each synapse on its way to the brain.
B)   Non-pain information can inhibit pain information.
C)   Intense pain can shut out all other sensory information.
D)   The intensity of pain experience depends entirely on the excitability of pain receptors.

Question 12

An acceleration of the head at any angle causes ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the jelly-like substance in one of the semicircular canals to move to another canal
B)   the jelly-like substance in one of the semicircular canals to push against hair cells
C)   fluid to spill out from the otolith organs into the semicircular canals
D)   hair cells to become stiff and straight

Question 13

Stimulation of a touch receptor opens ____ channels in the axon.

Accepted Answer

A)   choline
B)   potassium
C)   sodium
D)   calcium C

Question 14

According to the place theory, the basilar membrane resembles the strings of a piano in that each area along the membrane is tuned to a specific frequency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

There are hundreds of different types of olfactory receptors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is unusual about olfactory receptors compared to most other mature mammalian neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)   They have more than one axon each.
B)   They have no axons.
C)   They are replaceable when old neurons die.
D)   They use more than one neurotransmitter.

Question 17

Explain the difference between middle-ear and inner-ear deafness.

Accepted Answer

Inner-ear deafness is called nerve deafn...

Question 18

Mae adjusted the amplitude of her radio. In other words, she adjusted the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   loudness
B)   timbre
C)   pitch
D)   frequency

Question 19

During her lecture on pain, Dr. Turk explains to her class that _____ is released by axons that carry information about mild pain.

Accepted Answer

A)   Dopamine
B)   Serotonin
C)   Substance P
D)   Glutamate

Question 20

______ have almost no taste receptors since they swallow their food whole.

Accepted Answer

A)   Dolphins
B)   Cats
C)   Dogs
D)   Rats

Exam 6: Other Sensory Systems

Tinnitus may be ____.

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Sadie is able to hear a note and identify is perfectly. She has ____.

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A tonotopic map refers to a(n) ____.

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One hypothesis of synesthesia is that ____.

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Vella has amusia and, therefore, cannot hear.

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Why can't Torie tickle herself?

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What kind of deafness is the result of damage to the cochlea or the hair cells?

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Deeta is a supertaster. As a result, she _____.

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Taste perception in the brain depends on ____.

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Chester told his doctor that "the taste of chicken is green." He will likely be diagnosed with _____.

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What process is predicted by the gate theory of pain?

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An acceleration of the head at any angle causes ____.

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Stimulation of a touch receptor opens ____ channels in the axon.

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According to the place theory, the basilar membrane resembles the strings of a piano in that each area along the membrane is tuned to a specific frequency.

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There are hundreds of different types of olfactory receptors.

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What is unusual about olfactory receptors compared to most other mature mammalian neurons?

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Explain the difference between middle-ear and inner-ear deafness.

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Mae adjusted the amplitude of her radio. In other words, she adjusted the _____.

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