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Half of the fibers of each optic nerve decussate at the ______.

The observation that smelling fresh baked cookies can send you back to an early childhood memory is probably due to the nerve fibers of the olfactory projection pathway sending this information about smell to the _____ when the memory was being formed.

If you are in the woods and a scary bear growls, your pupils are likely to become:

In the figure to the right, which cell is not a true neuron, but releases neurotransmitter?

When you move up as you change from a sitting to a standing position, the receptor of the ______ senses this vertical acceleration.

Vasoconstriction can most directly result in:

______ waves are expected in an electroencephalogram (EEG) of a healthy adult that is awake and whose mind is relaxed or wondering. 

In hearing, the stereocilium of the inner hair cells is bent when it is pushed against the ______.

Which of the listed receptors are involved in sensing body position by measuring stretch in muscles?

Sensory information from the vestibule has several endpoints.  One is the nerve fibers projected (sent) to the ______ where it functions in production of smooth movement?