Question

Question at position 1
1

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 1

Sensation is the process of:


producing patterns to represent the outside world.


interpreting information and finding meaning.


seeing, hearing, smelling, and touching.


picking up information and relaying it to the brain.
Question at position 2
2

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 2

The process of turning energy into nerve impulses is called:


neural conversion.


sensation.


perception.


transduction.

Question at position 3
3

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 3

Most nerve impulses from our senses are routed through the:


occipital lobe.


hippocampus.


brain stem.


thalamus.

Question at position 4
4

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 4

The optic nerve:


connects the parietal lobe to the eye.


changes auditory stimuli into nerve impulses.

carries impulses from the eye to the thalamus.


carries sensory input from the temporal lobe.

Question at position 5
5

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 5

Light is converted into nerve impulses in the:


optic nerve.


iris.


cornea.


retina.

Question at position 6
6

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 6

Sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses in the:


cochlea.


auditory cortex.


ossicles.


eardrum.

Question at position 7
7

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 7

You are on a carnival ride that makes you very dizzy. What could be causing this?


Your chochlea


Your vestibular sense


Your homeostasis


Your visual canals

Question at position 8
8

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 8

If you have a difficult time knowing where your hand is when you aren't looking at it, you may be having a problem with your:


occipital lobe.


semicircular canals.


perception.


proprioception.

Question at position 9
9

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 9

Nerve cells that can detect chemicals are:


chemoreceptors.


limbic system indicators.


neurotics.


chemtransductors.

Question at position 10
10

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 10

Receptors in the ear that translate sound waves into nerve impulses are:


infreceptors,


mechanoreceptors,


proprioceptors,


chemoreceptors,

Answer 1

1. Picking up information and relaying it to the brain.

2. Transduction.

3. Thalamus.

4. Carries impulses from the eye to the thalamus.

5. Retina.

6. Cochlea.

7. Your vestibular sense.

8. Proprioception.

9. Chemoreceptors.

10. Mechanoreceptors.