Reference no: EM133256645
1. The ______ is the initial processing center of all senses but smell, relaying transduced sensory information on to the appropriate brain structure for further processing.
A. Hypothalamus
B. Thalamus
C. Occipital love
D. Auditory cortex
2. Hair cells are located on the _________, and are responsible for __________ of sound waves into neural signals the brain can process.
A. basilar membrane; transduction
B. retina; transduction
C. cochlea; translation
D. basilar membrane; preception
3. Gustatory perception depends largely on olfactory sensory experience.
True
False
4. Tactile perception is largely controlled by what part of the cerebral cortex?
A. the somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe
B. the somatosensory cortex in the frontal lobe
C. the motor cortex in the parietal lobe
D. the motor cortex in the frontal lobe