PHYSIOLOGY
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Startle, visual and auditory reflexes
|
|
Pons
|
|
|
Medulla oblongata
|
|
|
Midbrain
|
|
|
Thalamus
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Superior Colliculus The quadrigeminal plate or dorsal surface of the midbrain has four distinct protuberances: The paired superior and inferior colliculi (Fig. 1). The superior colliculi are primarily involved in vision and visual reflexes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The midbrain consists of two pairs of small hills called colliculi. These collections of neurons play a critical role in visual and auditory reflexes and in relaying this type of information to the thalamus.
There is 1 question to complete.