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Rosa Gove
Physiology exam review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the difference between a somatic reflex and an autonomic reflex? | A somatic reflex is caused by contraction of skeletal muscles, whereas an autonomic reflex consists of contraction of smooth or cardiac muscle or secretions of glands. |
| Damage to the ___ nerve could make the diaphragm unable to function. | phrenic |
| Somatic motor and autonomic pathways share all of the following characteristics except: | number of neurons between central nervous system (CNS) and effector. |
| Which of the following is not associated with the oculomotor nerve? | Closing and opening of the eye (blink reflex) |
| Acetylcholine can stimulate ___ receptors. | nocotinic. |
| Impulses from the ___ play a part in arousing or alerting the cerebrum. | thalamus |
| If the ventral nerve root of a spinal nerve were destroyed, a person would lose ___ related to that pathway. | willed movement. |
| In a healthy adult, a well-placed tap on the knee will result in a: | stretch of the tendon, the quadriceps femoris, and thereby stimulation of the muscle spindles. |
| Which of the following is not true of the knee jerk reflex? | It is a flexor reflex. |
| If the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal nerve were destroyed, a person would lose___ related to that pathway. | Sensory perception. |
| Sympathetic responses generally have widespread effects of the body because: | preganglionic fibers synapse with several postsynaptic fibers. |
| The cerebellum acts with the ____ to produce skilled movement. | cerebrum |
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