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Which of the following is a true statement regarding connections between cells in the retina?


A) Rods form synapses directly with Off Bipolar cells.
B) Cone bipolar cells synapse directly with retinal ganglion cells.
C) Rod bipolar cells synapse directly with retinal ganglion cells.
D) all of the above are true

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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The text discusses "labeled lines" as an organizational scheme within the nervous system. Re-write the definition of a labeled line in your own words.

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Analyze figure 6.8. In the text This figure illustrates the fact that


A) there are more rods than cones in the retina
B) the blind spot contains no rods and no cones
C) mostly cones, and few rods, are found in the fovea
D) all of the above are true

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The loss of part or all of your sense of smell is known as ________________ .

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Contrast sensory transduction in hair cells with sensory transduction in olfaction. Which of the following is a true statement?


A) The ion responsible for depolarization in both systems is sodium.
B) In both systems, the cell is repolarized as cations are actively pumped out of the cell.
C) In both systems, potassium flows down its concentration gradient first into, and then out of, the cell.
D) None of the above are true statements.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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The visual system is sometimes described as having a very large "dynamic range" - that is, it is capable of responding to sensory stimuli over a large degree of stimulus (light) intensities. Why is this important? Decide whether this description is accurate, justify your response, and describe specific mechanisms that allow detection of light over such a broad range of intensities.

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What is the primary function of the round window of the cochlea?


A) To transmit sound from the middle bones of the ear to the fluid filled cochlea.
B) To transmit sound from the outer ear to the bones of the middle ear.
C) To allow for displacement of the ear drum by relieving pressure in the middle ear.
D) To allow for displacement of the oval window by relieving pressure in the cochlea.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What is the role of mitral and granule cells in the olfactory bulb?


A) Each mitral cell receives input from only one glomerulus.
B) Granule cells release GABA onto mitral cells at inhibitory synapses.
C) Granule cells and mitral cells permit lateral inhibition among mitral cells.
D) All of the above.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding human audition?


A) movement of the tectorial membrane relative to the basilar membrane deflects stereocilia
B) the frequency of a sound influences how much a given region of the cochlea's basilar membrane will vibrate
C) hair cells are depolarized by GPCR receptors that are similar in structure to opsins odorant receptor molecules
D) all of the above are true

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following statements are correct regarding phototransduction and olfactory transduction?


A) Odorant molecules and light are both detected by G-protein coupled receptors.
B) Second messenger systems are used in both systems.
C) Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels are used in both systems to control cell membrane voltage
D) all of the above

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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What processes allow an eye to properly adjust to a dim environment?


A) the pupils dilate, allowing more light into the eye
B) photobleached retinal (the ligand for opsin proteins) is replaced with non-photobleached cis-retinal
C) high calcium concentrations inhibit the synthesis of cGMP
D) all of the above

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Hair cell depolarization in the inner ear is normally the result of


A) deflection by "sound waves" (variations in air pressure)
B) deflection by fluid movement in the cochlea
C) action potentials arriving from the auditory nerve
D) none of the above are true

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Olfaction, the sense of smell, is used by an organism for which of the following purposes?


A) Detection of predators
B) Identification of food sources
C) Mate identification
D) all of the above

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding the anatomy of the ear?


A) The pinna and ear canal direct sound to the tympanic membrane.
B) The bones of the middle ear transmit sound to the cochlea.
C) The stapes transmits sound by pressing on the tympanic membrane of the cochlea.
D) The ear drum will rupture when exposed to sounds greater than 140 dB.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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After going to a concert, your hearing is muffled. What process may have been involved?


A) a protective increase in tension on muscles that allow movements of the ossicles (bones of the middle ear)
B) a protective increasing in the sensitivity of the cochlea to vibration
C) a protective closing of the tympanic membrane
D) a protective decrease in the potassium concentration of the endolymph
E) All of the above are true

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The blind spot is


A) the area of the retina with the most photoreceptors
B) responsible for mostly color vision
C) responsible for mostly black and white vision
D) the region of the retina where axons leave the retina and enter the optic nerve

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Compared to you, a grandparent would be more likely to


A) not be able to detect loud sounds
B) not be able to detect high frequency sounds
C) not be able to detect low frequency sounds
D) not be able to detect sounds in the frequency range of the human voice

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Adjacent regions of the cochlea detect similar frequencies. This is an example of a ________________ map in the nervous system.

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Analyze figure 6.9. In the text Which of the following is a true statement regarding this figure?


A) Only cones can detect light in the visible spectrum.
B) Only L-cones detect light of wavelength 600 nm.
C) Both S-cones and rods detect light that falls in the blue visible spectrum.
D) all of the above are true

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Analyze figure 6.17. In the text What does this figure illustrate?


A) Olfactory neurons tend to project widely to many glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, as indicated by the blue stain.
B) All olfactory neurons express P2, as indicated by the blue stain.
C) Olfactory neurons that express P2 converge on just a few glomeruli, as indicated by the blue stain.
D) Olfactory neurons recognize only odorants that have P2 epitopes, as indicated by the blue stain.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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