Question 1

Alline is able to tell where a sound is coming from thanks, in part, to the pinna.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most auditory information is sent to which hemisphere of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   The ipsilateral side
B)   The contralateral side
C)   The left hemisphere
D)   It depends on whether the individual is dominant for audition in the right or the left hemisphere

Question 3

The brain chemicals known as endorphins produce effects similar to which substance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Vitamin B1 (thiamine) 
B)   Substance P
C)   Opiates
D)   Amphetamines

Question 4

Reduced response to one taste after exposure to another is referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   adaptation
B)   cross-adaptation
C)   umami
D)   PTC

Question 5

Three small bones connect the tympanic membrane to the oval window. What is the function of these bones?

Accepted Answer

A)   They hold the tympanic membrane in place.
B)   They convert airwaves into waves of greater pressure.
C)   They spread out the air waves over an area of larger diameter.
D)   They change the frequency of air waves into lower frequencies that can be heard.

Question 6

An individual with damage to the primary somatosensory cortex would most have problems with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   memory
B)   hearing
C)   ability to locate where they are being touched
D)   balance

Question 7

What is a dermatome?

Accepted Answer

A)   An area of the skin innervated by a given spinal nerve
B)   An instrument used to record impulses in the spinal cord
C)   The point at which sensory nerves make contact with motor nerves
D)   An area of the skin that has no touch receptors

Question 8

The vomeronasal organ (VNO)  is a set of receptors located ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   in the inner ear
B)   near, but separate from, the olfactory receptors
C)   in the throat
D)   behind the cerebral ventricles

Question 9

What occurs to a tone as the frequency increases?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pitch gets higher.
B)   Pitch gets lower.
C)   Loudness increases.
D)   Loudness decreases.

Question 10

Each spinal nerve has ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   either a sensory or a motor component
B)   both a sensory and a motor component
C)   connections to most parts of the body
D)   connections to each of the major internal organs

Question 11

Olfactory information is coded in receptor cells through ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   a different ratio of firing across three types of olfactory cells
B)   a different ratio of firing across six types of olfactory cells
C)   hundreds of types of receptor molecules, each responsive to a different chemical
D)   chemicals in the air that are transported to the olfactory cortex

Question 12

Itching appears to be a type of pain message.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Surrounding the primary auditory cortex are additional auditory areas, in which cells respond more to changes in sounds than to any prolonged sound.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What sound characteristics can be compared between the two ears to locate the source of the sound?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sound shadows and frequency
B)   Frequency and amplitude
C)   Loudness and timing
D)   Timbre and rhythm

Question 15

Describe how the auditory cortex parallels the visual cortex.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

The fact that the various parts of the basilar membrane are tightly bound together is problematic for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Frequency theory only
B)   Place theory only
C)   Volley theory only
D)   Both the frequency theory and the place theory

Question 17

Jill was outside on a hot day (90 degrees). Suddenly, a breeze that was 85 degrees blew by, and Jill felt "cold." Why?

Accepted Answer

Cold-sensitive neurons in the spinal cor...

Question 18

Humans localize low frequencies by ____ differences and high frequencies by ____ differences.

Accepted Answer

A)   timing; phase
B)   loudness; phase
C)   phase; timing
D)   phase; loudness

Question 19

The amplitude of a sound wave is its intensity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the frequency theory, the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   tectorial membrane vibrates in synchrony with the auditory nerve
B)   auditory nerve is responsible for perception of sound but not loudness
C)   basilar membrane vibrates in synchrony with a sound, producing action potentials at the same frequency
D)   basilar membrane is tuned to a specific frequency and vibrates whenever that frequency is present

Exam 6: Other Sensory Systems

Surrounding the primary auditory cortex are additional auditory areas, in which cells respond more to changes in sounds than to any prolonged sound.

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Humans localize low frequencies by ____ differences and high frequencies by ____ differences.

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What sound characteristics can be compared between the two ears to locate the source of the sound?

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Most auditory information is sent to which hemisphere of the brain?

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What is a dermatome?

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The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is a set of receptors located ____.

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An individual with damage to the primary somatosensory cortex would most have problems with ____.

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Reduced response to one taste after exposure to another is referred to as ____.

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The amplitude of a sound wave is its intensity.

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The fact that the various parts of the basilar membrane are tightly bound together is problematic for which of the following?

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Jill was outside on a hot day (90 degrees). Suddenly, a breeze that was 85 degrees blew by, and Jill felt "cold." Why?

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Describe how the auditory cortex parallels the visual cortex.

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Three small bones connect the tympanic membrane to the oval window. What is the function of these bones?

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The brain chemicals known as endorphins produce effects similar to which substance?

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Itching appears to be a type of pain message.

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Olfactory information is coded in receptor cells through ____.

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Alline is able to tell where a sound is coming from thanks, in part, to the pinna.

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According to the frequency theory, the ____.

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Each spinal nerve has ____.

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What occurs to a tone as the frequency increases?

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