Bio Psychology
most of the axons of the medical tract go to which side of the body
bilateral
olfactory information is coed in receptor's cells through
hundreds of types of receptor's molecules each responsive to a different chemical
According to the trichromatic theory of color vision:
our perception of color depends on the relative activity of three types of cones
chemicals that release energy when struck by light are called
photopigments
a proprioceptor is sensitive to the
position and movement of a part of the body
Shelton was given morphine because he was experiencing
slow dull pain
what is the usual age of consent for Huntington's disease
30-50 years old
who is most likely to have trouble performing the antisisaccade task
Linwood who is 5 years old
What is strabismus?
a failure of the two eyes to focus on the same thing at the same time
true
amacrine cells refine the input to ganglion cells, enabling them to respond specifically to shapes, movement, or other visual features
areas bordering the primary auditory cortex are important for
analyzing the meaning of sounds
in order to prevent as much incorrect development as possible infants with cataracts need to have surgical repair
as early as possible
each spinal nerve has
both a sensory and a motor component
the decarlos just had a new baby their baby is more likely to pay attention to blank than anything else at the time
faces
when Annette cut her hand her Meissner corpuscles sent information to her brain about her pain level
false
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
deeta is a supertaster as a result she
is more sensitive than the average person to nearly all tastes
what is a limitation of using L-dopa for Parkinson's disease
it can contribute to a greater loss of dopamine neurons
if a new species were found with legs composed almost completely of fast twitch muscles what could we infer about it's behavior
it could chase prey only over short distances
what is major problem for the frequency theory of sound perception
it requires that neurons respond as quickly than they are able to do
branches of optic nerve go directly to what areas of the brain
lateral geniculate and superior colliculus
Opsins; photopigments
modify the blank sensitively to different wavelengths of light
why do humans perceive faint light better in the periphery of the eye
more receptor's in the periphery than in the foreva funnel input to each ganglion cell.
many women living in a college dormitory will gradually begin to synchronize their menstrual cycles the research indicates that this is at least in part based on
pheromones
which widely branching cells are responsible for all of the output from the cerebellum cortex to the nuclei of the cerebellum
purkinje cells
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 blank impairs to the ability to organize smooth sequences of activities
supplementary motor cortex
three small bones connect the tympanic membrane to the oval window what is the function of these bones
they convert air waves into waves of greater pressure
True
to see something with her best vision lore turned to look directly at all. This was so she could use foveal vision
Isaiah has been diagnosed with Huntington's disease what symptoms is he likely to experience
twitches tremors and writhing that interfere with voluntary movement
