A loud noise startles you during an exam so you turn to look in the direction from which it originated.The ______receives input for visual stimuli and input for auditory stimuli via connections to the _____ before sending action potentials along the ______tract.
A)superior colliculus;inferior colliculus;tectospinal tract
B)inferior colliculus;superior colliculus;tectospinal tract
C)superior colliculus;inferior colliculus;rubrospinal tract
D)inferior colliculus;superior colliculus;rubrospinal tract

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The superior colliculus is involved in preliminary visual processing and receives input for auditory stimuli via connections to the inferior colliculus. It then sends action potentials along the tectospinal tract to help coordinate head and eye movements toward the stimulus.

A Loud Noise Startles You During an Exam So You