QUIZ
This quiz will check your understanding of this week’s material. Although the quiz is open-book, you are encouraged to study as if it were a closed-book exam because the time for each quiz is intentionally limited.
· There are five multiple-choice questions drawn at random from a question bank.
· The quiz is open-book; however, you are encouraged to study and prepare thoroughly.
QUESTION 1
1. The blind spot in our visual field is created by _______ at the _______.
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A lack of photoreceptors; Optic disc |
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B. |
Densely packed cones; Lens |
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C. |
Thicker photoreceptors; Optic nerve |
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D. |
Fewer rods than cones; Fovea |
1 points
QUESTION 2
1. The process that enhances the boundaries of visual objects is called:
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Spatial frequency filtration |
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B. |
Lateral inhibition |
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C. |
Edge detection |
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D. |
Spectral opponency |
1 points
QUESTION 3
1. Which structure is not part of the vestibular system?
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Utricle |
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B. |
Eustachian tube |
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C. |
Saccule |
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D. |
Semicircular canals |
1 points
QUESTION 4
1. Which sequence represents the route by which visual information is transmitted?
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Optic tract > optic nerve > optic radiations |
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B. |
Optic nerve > optic tract > optic radiations |
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C. |
Optic radiations > optic nerve > optic tract |
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D. |
Optic nerve > optic radiations > optic tract
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1 points
QUESTION 5
1. Outputs from the olfactory bulb do not make synaptic connections to the:
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Amygdala |
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Hypothalamus |
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C. |
Prepyriform cortex |
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D. |
Thalamus |