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VETERINARY NEUROBIOLOGY 2009 - Quiz 6

Quizzes are open-book, but are to be done on your own.  A single blank does not necessarily imply a single word answer. Please hand in at the end of class on Wednesday 5/6/09.  Thanks.

Circle or fill in the correct answers below.

1.  The cell bodies of the sensory neurons that carry information from the auditory hair cells to the central nervous system are located in the ______________________  ganglion?

 

2. Which of the following is most rostral in the auditory pathway to cerebral cortex?

a) rostral olivary nucleus b) medial geniculate nucleus c) brachium of the caudal colliculus d) cochlear nuclei e) rostral colliculus

 

3.  In the olfactory system, which one of the following structures gets its synaptic input directly from the olfactory bulb?

a) hippocampus  b) olfactory nerve  c) thalamus  d) primary olfactory cortex

 

4.  Taste buds sit on bumps on the tongue called ____________________________.

 

5.  Motor neuron pools that control the distal musculature are most likely to be found in the _____________________ of the spinal cord?

a) lateral ventral horn    b) lateral dorsal horn     c) medial ventral horn    d) medial dorsal horn

 

6. Supplementary motor cortex is important for organizing sequences of movement.

a) True b) False