Exam 4: Structure and Function of the Sensory Systems

Adjusting to the texture and hardness of the seat you are sitting on, to the point of not paying conscious awareness to these sensations, is reflective of ________________.

Match brain structures to function. -Brodmann's areas 3b, 3a, 1, 2

Which of the following is NOT a function of glial cells?

Match the each pathway to description -Trigeminothalamic pathway

Match brain structures to function. -Posterior parietal cortex (areas 5 and 7)

For each of the following statements, put a "O" if the statement BEST describes the structure or function of the otolith organs; put an "S" if the statement BEST describes the structure or function of the semi-circular canals. -Important for righting responses and phasic equilibrium

The ability to modulate incoming sensory information is primarily dependent on cortical structures.

For each of the following statements, put a "O" if the statement BEST describes the structure or function of the otolith organs; put an "S" if the statement BEST describes the structure or function of the semi-circular canals. -Oriented in horizontal and vertical planes

Vestibular nuclei receive input from all of the following EXCEPT ______________.

Match the each pathway to description -Core auditory pathway

Match brain structures to function. -Heschl's gyrus (areas 41, 42)

Many young children who are "picky eaters" will grow out of this behavior with no intervention.

All sensory systems project first to the thalamus before going to a region of the cortex.

Match the each pathway to description -Belt auditory pathway

Match the each pathway to description -Anterolateral system (AL)

Information from both ears first converges at the ___________________________.

The process of corollary discharge, or the "previewing" of motor plans, primarily occurs in the _____________.

Sensory integration (SI) occurs only at the level of the cerebral cortex.

For each of the following statements, put a "O" if the statement BEST describes the structure or function of the otolith organs; put an "S" if the statement BEST describes the structure or function of the semi-circular canals. -Important for upright tonic posture and support reactions

The ____________ system is the first sensory system to function in utero.