Sensory Pathways And The Somatic Nervous System - Fundamentals of Anatomy | Biology+

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Anatomy & Physiology

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Set 1: An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

Set 2: The Chemical Level of Organization

Set 3: The Cellular Level of Organization

Set 4: The Tissue Level of Organization

Set 5: The Integumentary System

Set 6: Bones and Bone Structure

Set 7: The Axial Skeleton

Set 8: The Appendicular Skeleton

Set 10: Muscle Tissue

Set 11: The Muscular System

Set 12: Nervous Tissue

Set 13: The Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves, and Spinal Reflexes

Set 14: The Brain and Cranial Nerves

Set 15: Sensory Pathways and the Somatic Nervous System

Set 16: The Autonomic Nervous System and Higher-Order Functions

Set 17: The Special Senses

Set 18: The Endocrine System

Set 20: The Heart

Set 21: Blood Vessels and Circulation

Set 22: The Lymphatic System and Immunity

Set 23: The Respiratory System

Set 24: The Digestive System

Set 25: Metabolism, Nutrition, and Energetics

Set 26: The Urinary System

Set 27: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

Set 28: The Reproductive System

Set 29: Development and Inheritance

Set 15 Sensory Pathways And The Somatic Nervous System

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Set 15 Sensory Pathways And The Somatic Nervous System

(Multiple Choice)

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Peripheral adaptation ________ the number of action potentials that reach the CNS.

A) decreases
B) increases
C) stabilizes
D) neutralizes
E) amplifies

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

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General sense receptors are typically the

A) dendrites of motor neurons.
B) dendrites of sensory neurons.
C) axons of motor neurons.
D) axons of sensory neurons.
E) cell bodies of sensory neurons.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Action potentials from receptors involved in general sensations are interpreted in the

A) premotor cortex.
B) primary sensory cortex.
C) general interpretive area.
D) mesencephalon.
E) reticular activating system.

Answer