Question 1 of 10
What is the name for the first part of the cortex that receives information relayed from the visual sense through the thalamus?
A.secondary visual cortex
B.association cortex
C.primary visual cortex
D.ventral visual stream
Question 2 of 10
Sides of the retina are referred to either as nasal or temporal. Nasal is _______ where temporal is ________.
A.closest to the temples; closest to the nose
B.closest to the forehead; closest to the chin
C.closest to the nose; closest to the temples
D.closest to the left; closest to the right
Question 3 of 10
The neurons in the inferior temporal cortex...
A.are the primary source of input to V1, V2 and V3.
B.integrate motor commands with spatial information.
C.are specialized for processing spatial information and respond differentially to
the direction and speed of movement.
D.respond selectively to objects.
Question 4 of 10
The ventral stream is also known as the "______" pathway.
A.who
B.where
C.what
D.when
Question 5 of 10
Auditory information passes through the following part of the thalamus
A.lateral geniculate nucleus
B.ventrolateral nucleus
C.pulvinar
D.medial geniculate nucleus
Question 6 of 10
Damage to V4 is most likely to result in:
A.achromatopsia
B.akinetopsia
C.homonymous hemianopsia
D.complete blindness
Question 7 of 10
The polymodal pathway runs from the ________ and the _________ towards the _________.
A.superior temporal gyrus; superior temporal sulcus; middle temporal gyrus
B.superior temporal gyrus; inferior temporal gyrus; superior temporal sulcus
C.middle temporal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus; superior temporal sulcus
D.inferior temporal gyrus; middle temporal gyrus; superior temporal gyrus
Question 8 of 10
In prosopagnosia a patient
A.cannot assign meaning to objects he/she can see clearly
B.cannot recognize animals
C.cannot recognize objects
D.cannot recognize faces
Question 9 of 10
The dorsal auditory pathway
A.Runs towards to the posterior parietal cortex
B.subserves the function of sound localization
C.serves to orient action based on sound
D.all of the above
Question 10 of 10
Which of the following statements is true?
A.
The retinal ganglion cells in the nasal hemiretina project ipsilaterally to the
lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and the retinal ganglion cells in the
temporal hemiretina project ipsilaterally to the lateral geniculate nucleus.
B.
The retinal ganglion cells in the nasal hemiretina project ipsilaterally to the
lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and the retinal ganglion cells in the
temporal hemiretina project contralaterally to the lateral geniculate nucleus.
C.
The retinal ganglion cells in the nasal hemiretina project contralaterally to the
lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and the retinal ganglion cells in the
temporal hemiretina project ipsilaterally to the lateral geniculate nucleus.
D.
The retinal ganglion cells in the nasal hemiretina project contralaterally to the
lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and the retinal ganglion cells in the
temporal hemiretina project contralaterally to the lateral geniculate nucleus.