QUIZ
This quiz will check your understanding of this week’s material. Although the quiz is open-book, you are encouraged to study as if it were a closed-book exam because the time for each quiz is intentionally limited.
· There are five multiple-choice questions drawn at random from a question bank.
· The quiz is open-book; however, you are encouraged to study and prepare thoroughly.
QUESTION 1
1. The blind spot in our visual field is created by _______ at the _______.
| A. | A lack of photoreceptors; Optic disc | |
| B. | Densely packed cones; Lens | |
| C. | Thicker photoreceptors; Optic nerve | |
| D. | Fewer rods than cones; Fovea |
1 points
QUESTION 2
1. The process that enhances the boundaries of visual objects is called:
| A. | Spatial frequency filtration | |
| B. | Lateral inhibition | |
| C. | Edge detection | |
| D. | Spectral opponency |
1 points
QUESTION 3
1. Which structure is not part of the vestibular system?
| A. | Utricle | |
| B. | Eustachian tube | |
| C. | Saccule | |
| D. | Semicircular canals |
1 points
QUESTION 4
1. Which sequence represents the route by which visual information is transmitted?
| A. | Optic tract > optic nerve > optic radiations | |
| B. | Optic nerve > optic tract > optic radiations | |
| C. | Optic radiations > optic nerve > optic tract | |
| D. | Optic nerve > optic radiations > optic tract |
1 points
QUESTION 5
1. Outputs from the olfactory bulb do not make synaptic connections to the:
| A. | Amygdala | |
| B. | Hypothalamus | |
| C. | Prepyriform cortex | |
| D. | Thalamus |
