Exam 16: The Nervous System: Pathways and Higher-Order Functions

Figure 16.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the structure that is the boundary between the external and middle ear.

Abraham spoke so softly that Jason rolled a piece of paper into a funnel shape and put one end into his external auditory canal to signal Abraham to speak up. Abraham then shouted that a certain anatomical structure serves exactly the same function as Jasonʹs paper funnel. That structure is the

Filaments of the olfactory receptor cells synapse with these cells of the olfactory tract.

Figure 16.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the portion of the fibrous layer known as the sclera.

The transmission of sound vibrations through the external acoustic meatus occurs chiefly through

The sclera of the eye develops from

Endolymph is made

Conduction deafness results from an inability of vibrations to pass to the inner ear.

During embryonic development, the retina of the eye develops from

Of the following glands, which does not help keep the anterior part of the eye from drying out?

Scientists who are trying to find a way to make neurons divide to heal nerve injuries often study the bodyʹs few mitotic neurons. These neurons are the

The bony labyrinth is located in which portion of the temporal bone?

Which of the following statements does not correctly describe the spiral organ of Corti?

The tips of cochlear hair cells are embedded in the basilar membrane.

The lens of the eye is attached to stringlike , which are anchored by ciliary bodies attached to the sclera.

Bipolar olfactory sensory neurons undergo continual renewal and replacement.

The oil component found in tears is produced by the

The special sense most like gustation (taste) in terms of type of receptor is .

Nerve axons from the lateral portion of each retina

The posterior segment of the eye contains humor.