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Mariee participated in a research study where she was told to imagine different sounds. While she was imagining, she had activation of ______.

A1

Moving a leg or arm back and forth requires opposing sets of muscles called ____.

Antagonistic muscles

which receptors are responsible for the perception of color?

Cones only

Meagan is studying for a quiz on the rods an cones. She writes that _____ are more _____.

Cones, sensitive to detail

Which muscles are especially important when running up a flight of stairs at full speed?

Fast-twitch muscles

The optic never is composed of axons from which kind of cell

Ganglion

How do sound waves ultimately result in the production of receptor potentials?

Hair cells in the cochlea vibrate, causing ion channels to open in their membrane.

Cody isn't feeling well and his vestibular system is impaired. What is likely to happen to him?

He will have trouble walking and might stagger and fall.

Lucina is painting with a small brush in each hand. To do this movement, she needs activation via the _____ tract.

Lateral

As a human, Lino is really good at detecting motion. this is because of his ____

Magnocellular neurons in the periphery.

What does the vestibular system detect?

Movement of the head

What is the name given to the synapse where a motor neuron's axon meets a muscle fiber?

Neuromuscular junction

Lyn was developing film in room with a red light. when she came out of the room, everything looked a little green for a while. Which theory explains why this is happening.

Opponent process theory.

The ______ of any neuron in the visual system is the area of the visual field that excites or inhibits it.

Receptive field

Order in which visual info passes through the retina.

Receptor cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells

Corrie is studying for a quiz on the rods and cones. she writes that _____ are more ______.

Rods, Sensitive to light

Which of the following is most clearly under the control of a circadian rhythm in most animals?

Sleep

What kind of receptors detect pain, warmth, and cold?

Somatosensory

What type of muscle is responsible for the movement of your body through the environment?

Striated

Just thinking about the intention to put your arm around your attractive date would activate which motor areas?

Supplementary motor cortex

Which ability would be most impaired with damage to the vestibular senses?

Visually tracking an object while dancing

Professor Lamon tells his class that humans experience several different circadian rhythms which all last _____.

about 24 hours

Sadie is able to hear a note and identify is perfectly. She has ____.

absolute pitch

Areas bordering the primary auditory cortex are important for ____.

analyzing the meaning of sounds

Professor Samaniego is giving a lecture on movement. She tells the class that recent studies about voluntary movements and conscious decisions have found that ____.

brain activity for the movement begins before we are conscious of our decision

Professor Gramling is giving a lecture about the auditory system. He tells the class that the basilar membrane is part of the _____ in the _____.

cochlea; inner ear

A "zeitgeber" is a(n) ____.

environmental cue that resets a biological clock

If you see something in fine detail you should focus the light on which part of your retina?

fovea

The ____ of a sound is the number of compressions per second.

frequency

Rob's body temperature fluctuates throughout the day and is usually the lowest _____.

in the middle of the night

The premotor cortex ____.

is active during preparations for a movement and less active during movement itself

The posterior parietal cortex ____.

keeps track of the position of the body relative to the world

In order to stand up and sit down, Mr. Parton needs activation of his ____ motor system.

medial tract

Watching another person shoot a basketball is most likely to activate ____ neurons in the brain of the person who is watching.

mirror

According to the trichromatic theory of color vision ____.

our perception of color depends on the relative activity of three types of cones

The tympanic membrane connects to three tiny bones that transmit the vibrations to the ____.

oval window

Noella is a makeup artist and is very good at using makeup to create a fine detail to create visual effect. as she works, her _____ cells help her to see the detail.

parvocellular

_____ are chemicals that release energy when struck by light

photopigments

Rosalinda has had damage to A1, and now she has _____.

problems detecting the source of a sound that is moving

Light enters the eye through an opening in the center of the iris called the

pupil

Professor Gerke is giving a lecture on the vestibular system. He tells the class that both the ____ are needed for vestibular information.

semicircular canals and otolith organs

In order to properly digest her food, Viola needs her ____ muscles to move the food through her digestive system.

smooth

A muscle spindle responds to the ____.

stretch of the muscle

Cells in the prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, and ____ prepare for a movement, sending messages to the primary motor cortex.

supplementary motor cortex

Damage to the ____ impairs the ability to organize smooth sequences of activities.

supplementary motor cortex

Peggy lifted a heavy box. As a result of the increased muscle tension, she will have activation of _____.

the Golgi tendon organ

The somatosensory system involves sensation of ____.

the body and its movements