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Which letter indicates the region of the brain that has the greatest surface area due to the numerous surface convolutions?
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Brandi Sizemore

Week 8 Anatomy Activity 2021

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Which letter indicates the region of the brain that has the greatest surface area due to the numerous surface convolutions? A
Which letter indicates the primary somatosensory cortex? C
Which letter indicates a tactile corpuscle (Meissner's corpuscle) that is responsive to light pressure? B
Which letter indicates a choroid plexus, which produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in all four ventricles of the brain? C
If you trace the axon inside the sympathetic chain ganglion, the preganglion, the preganglionic fibers branches along which pathway? - synapse with a sympathetic postganglionic neuron. - sends ascending or descending branches through the sympathetic trunk to synapse with postganglionic neurons in other chain ganglia. - passes through one or more ganglia without synapsing.
The large fluid-filled spaces within the brain are called the ventricles.
Which letter indicates the cranial nerve with nerve fiber that pass through the hypoglossal canal? E
Which letter indicates a bulbous corpuscle (Ruffini ending) that slowly adapts to deep pressure stimuli? E
Which letter indicates the structure where cranial nerve fiber from the retina cross to the opposite side of the brain? B
Which letter indicates the medulla oblongata, the functional neural connection between the pons and the spinal cord? E
The enteric nervous system is made up of a complex network of nerve plexuses that control the visecraol effectors in the intestinal wall.
Which letter indicates the cranial nerve that transmits olfactory impulses? A
The three divisions of the brain that make up the brainstem are the medulla oblongata, midbrain, and pons.
Which letter indicates the pelvic sympathetic trunk? E
Which letter indicates the cranial nerve that has motor fibers that innervate muscles of facial expression? D
Dendrites and cell bodies of sympathetic preganglionic neurons are located in the gray matter of the thoracic and upper lumbar segments of the spinal cord.
Which letter indicates the corpus callosum, which is an area of white matter where axons from one cerebral hemisphere cross the midline to the opposite hemisphere? B
Which letter indicates the celiac ganglion and plexus? c
Formation of the cerebrospinal fluid occurs in the choroid plexus.
Which letter indicates the aortic plexus? D
How many pairs of spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord? 31
Which letter indicates epithelial tactile complexes (Merkel discs), light pressure receptors found in the epidermis? A
Individual nerves that emerge from the ______ plexus innervate the lower part of the shoulder and the entire arm. brachial
The dorsal root of each spinal nerve is easily recognized as a selling called the dorsal root ganglion
Which letter indicates a lamellar corpuscle (Pacinian corpuscle) that rapidly adapts to deep pressure stimuli? D
Which letter indicates Wernicke's area, which is important for understanding spoken words? D
Which letter indicates the left vagus nerve? A
The ventral rami of most spinal nerves subdivide to form complex networks called plexuses
Which letter indicates the cranial nerve that has three major branches? C
Which letter indicates Broca's area, which controls the motor movements necessary for speaking? A
Which letter indicates receptors that respond chiefly to pain and temperature? C
Which letter indicates the primary visual cortex, which receives information from neurons in the retina of the eye? E
The inner protective covering of the brain is called the meninges.
Spinal cord tracts provide conduction paths to and from the brain. The tracts that conduct sensory impulses down the cord from the brain are called _______tracts. descending
The two efferent divisions of the autonomic nervous system are the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.
Which letter indicates an area that is characterized by huge neurons known pyramidal cells? B
Which letter indicates the cardiac plexus? B
The lower end of the spinal cord, with its attached spinal nerve roots, gives the appearance of a horse's tail called the cauda equina.
A subdivision of the nervous system that regulates involuntary effectors is the ________ nervous system. autonomic
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