Week 3 Neurological Structures and Functions Tutorial and Worksheet

Complete Neurological Structure and Function Tutorial and Worksheet

PSY/340 Week 3 Neurological Structures and Functions Worksheet

Answer each of the following questions in at least 30 to 45 words each.

1.      Describe the functional and anatomic differences between rods and cones.

2.      Describe the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision.

3.      Trace the process of interpreting auditory information from the stimulus to the interpretation.

4.      Name and describe the major structures of the middle ear.

5.      Describe the factors that contribute to sound localization.

6.      What is the function of the somatosensory system? 

7.      Name and describe the parts of the brain involved in the chemical sense of taste.

8.      Describe the areas and major functions of the primary motor cortex.

9.      Describe Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease.

10.  Describe and differentiate between the structures and functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems.