UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Faculty:
Course:
Year/Semester:

Science
Bachelor of Science
(Hons) Biomedical
Science
Y3

Unit Code:
Unit Title:

UDDD2223
Neurobiology

Lecturer:

Dr. Say Yee How

UDDD2223 Neurobiology Tutorial 3

Topic 8: Sensory Transduction
1. Define the term two-point discrimination.
2. List the receptors that are involved in the tactile sensation.
3. Why do myocardial infarction patients feel pain in their chests and left arms?
4. Identify the anatomical structures of the ear that are involved in vestibular and cochlear transduction.
5. How does the olfactory receptor neurons of a rubbish collector is adapted reduce the rubbish pungent
odor?
6. Identify the location of the fovea in the eye.
7. Identify the THREE main proteins in the retina that are involved in phototransduction.
8. Define the eye movement when the eye targets different distances.
Topic 9: Complex Brain Functions
1. Identify the association cortex which is implicated in recognition and describe the disease which is
affected by the lesion to it.
2. Compare and contrast Brocas and Wernickes aphasia.
3. Describe Pavlovs classical experiment in showing classical conditioning in associative learning.
4. Identify the drugs that targets the catecholamines involved treating depression.