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Set 17 Pathways And Integrative Functions

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Question 1

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This pathway is composed of the anterior spinothalamic tract and the lateral spinothalamic tract.Axons entering this pathway conduct stimuli related to crude touch and pressure as well as pain and temperature.

A)The posterior funiculus-medial lemniscal pathway
B)The anterolateral pathway
C)The musculomedial pathway
D)The spinocerebellar pathway
E)The posterolateral pathway

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Question 2

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The secondary neuron in a sensory pathway is a(n)

A)motor neuron.
B)interneuron.
C)visceral neuron.
D)center in the brain.
E)tract in the spinal cord.

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Question 3

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Where does the cell body of the primary neuron in a sensory pathway reside?

A)Posterior root ganglion of a spinal nerve
B)Posterior horn of the spinal cord
C)Receptor that responds to a stimulus
D)Corresponding somatic area of the brain
E)Effector that will respond to the stimulus

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