Neuro 11: Chemical Senses and Vision

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The ability to respond to visual stimuli that one cannot consciously see, also known as blindsight, is typically associated with which brain area?
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Damage to the left parietal portion of the geniculocalcarine tract is most likely to cause which of the following?
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How would you classify olfactory receptors?
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The cell bodies of photoreceptors are located in which later of the retina?
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In which layer of the striate cortex are you most likely to find "binocular" cells?
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Which type of cell is responsible for detecting "edges" in the primary visual cortex?
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Cupping of the optic disk is most likely caused by which of the following:
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Which of the following cranial nerves cannot respond to chemical stimuli?
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Which of the following are true for parvocellular ganglion cells of the retina?
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Which of the following types of taste are primarily elicited by metabotropic receptors only?
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A lesion of the right optic tract would most likely cause which of the following deficits?
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Flavor is a combination of which senses?
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Which retinal cells are responsible for converting an analog signal to digital pulses?
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True or False: Taste involves both gustatory sensation and olfaction.
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Which artery is responsible for the "macular sparing" that can occur in a stroke to the occipital cortex?
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After prolonged exposure to a specific stimulus, olfactory neurons diminish their response. This process is termed...
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The fusiform face area is part of which cortical lobe?
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In which of the regions of visual function do have only rods being activated in the retina?
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Which of the following cell types would you NOT expect to find in the olfactory bulb?
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Taste sensations from circumvallate papillae are primarily carried via which cranial nerve?
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When trying to look change your focus from a nearby object to one far away, which of the following occur in the eye?
22.
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What is the medical name for motion blindness?
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Which of the following are responsible for hyperpolarization of the ganglion cell when a cone is exposed to light?
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In which section of the eye would you expect to find ONLY cones?
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The pathway responsible for hemineglect primarily located in which cortical lobe?
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Loss of central vision is most commonly associated with...
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Which of the following does the olfactory bulb NOT project to via the olfactory tract?
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Which area of the eye is primarily affected by cataracts?
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True or False: Incoming light causes hyperpolarization of rods and cones.
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The vomeronasal organ (or Jacobsen's organ) is used primarily to detect what molecules?
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Taste receptors primarily use which type of neurotransmitter to generate a postsynaptic action potential?
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In which of the following conditions would you expect to experience night blindness and loss of peripheral vision?
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Calcification of both internal carotid arteries could produce which of the following visual deficits?
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Which of the following senses are considered "chemical senses"?
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Which thalamic nucleus is involved in gustatory sensation?