Exam 45: Control of Animal Processes: Neural Integration

Bats use high ultrasonic sounds to perceive their environment much like humans use radar. What is this process of detecting objects called in animals?

Match each term with its definition. -ommatidia

-In the figure, which number identifies the structure that transmits auditory signals to the brain?

Human thermoreceptors that respond at temperatures of 45°C and above produce a pain response rather than participate in thermoregulation.

Suppose that Bob dreamt he was biking for 5 hours. What kind of sleep did he experience, and what was the actual time he was in that phase of sleep?

Match each term with its definition. -photopsins

Match each term with its definition. -aqueous humour

Each cone responds primarily to a single colour. How many cones do normal humans have, and what colours do human cones perceive?

What is the function of the iris?

Identify each lettered part of the vestibular apparatus shown. -sensory hair cells

What is the occipital lobe of the brain responsible for?

A network of blood vessels covers the surface of the retina through which light must pass to reach the rods and cones of the eye.

Identify each lettered part of the vestibular apparatus shown. -stereocilia

What does the brain emit during conscious, quiet rest?

Which structures are used by many aquatic invertebrates to perceive changes in their body's position and orientation?

Identify each lettered part of the neuromast shown. -gelatinous cupula

Identify each lettered part of the vestibular apparatus shown. -otoliths

Explain why adaptation of pain receptors would NOT be desirable and yet the adaptation of other sensory systems is beneficial.

How does an earthworm detect sound?

Grey matter is composed of axons with myelin sheaths.