Lecture 4 Quiz

1. Which of the following cell types is responsible for color vision

a. Rods
b. Cones
c. Hair Cells
d. Photoreceptors

2. Which of the following terms best describes the process of converting chemical stimuli
into an electrical signal
a. Transmission
b. Transduction
c. Sensation
d. Perception

3. What type of sensory receptor is a hair cell?

a. Photoreceptor
b. Chemoreceptor
c. Mechanoreceptor
d. Phonoreceptor

4. Which of the following nuclei of the thalamus is responsible for the transmission of visual
stimuli
a. Medial Geniculate
b. Lateral Geniculate
c. Posterior Ventrolateral
d. Posterior Ventromedial

5. Which of the following tastes is NOT detected with a GPCR receptor?

a. Sweet
b. Bitter
c. Sour
d. Umami

6. True or False: The ventral stream of visual processing is responsible for detecting visual
motion

7. True or False: Pain signals travel to the brain faster than fine touch signals

8. What neurotransmitter do motor neurons release to stimulate skeletal muscle

contraction?

9. Identify the lobes of the brain used in the dorsal and ventral streams of visual
processing, and describe their principal functions.
10. Suppose an individual had a tumor of the pituitary gland which damaged the optic nerve
fibers crossing the optic chiasm. Describe the type of visual field deficit they would have