11. Special senses: a. Which structure is named after the term meaning \"thread\

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11. Special senses: a. Which structure is named after the term meaning "thread"? b. Which structure is named after the term meaning "mushroom"? c. What are these structures and where are they located? 12. Special senses and nervous system a. Which structure of the ear is named after a term that means '"roof"? b. Name a structure associated with the brain that also means "roof". 13. Give an example of a nervous structure that means "braid"? 14. Nervous system: a. b. c. Give 2 examples of a brain structure that means "small hill"? What is the function of each of these structures? What is the name given to both pairs of these structures together?

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11. a. filiform papillae

b. fungiform papillae

c. These structures are papillae and are located on the tongue. Filiform papillae lack taste buds and are not involved in gustation. Fungiform papillae contain taste buds.

12. a. tectoral membrane

b. tectum

13. solar plexus

14. a. superior colliclulus and inferior colliclulus

b. Superior colliclulus controls visual movements and visual tracking. Inferior colliculus controls auditory reflexes and has a tonotopic map.

c. tectum

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