Visual Pathway and Brain Anatomy Quiz

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What is the main difference between ocular blindness and cortical blindness?

Ocular blindness is caused by eye dysfunction, while cortical blindness is caused by brain dysfunction.

Which pathway of the visual system is responsible for 'What' processing?

Ventral pathway to the temporal cortex

Visual information processes in greater detail in which part of the brain?

Occipital cortex

Which type of lesion would primarily affect landmark discrimination?

<p>Ventral lesion</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does cortical blindness refer to?

<p>Brain dysfunction causing blindness</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain processes 'Where' information in the visual system?

<p>Parietal cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which pathway is disrupted in a patient with visual neglect?

<p>Where pathway</p> Signup and view all the answers

Visual agnosia results from damage to which part of the brain?

<p>Inferior temporal lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is disrupted in a patient with visual agnosia?

<p>What pathway</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the visual system, the retina is responsible for:

<p>Light transduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the visual system is described as a 'waystation'?

<p>Lateral Geniculate Nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is the primary termination point for Optic Tract fibers?

<p>Lateral Geniculate Nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of lesion results in blindness in the contralateral visual field?

<p>Lesion of Area 17</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which area of the brain deals with complex aspects of vision and can result in visual agnosia if lesioned?

<p>Association Visual Cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

A lesion that results in blindness of the right eye belongs to which type of defect?

<p>Homonymous Defect</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are upper visual fields projected in the brain?

<p>Lingual Gyrus</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure within the optic tract projections is responsible for pupillary light reflexes?

<p>Pretectum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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