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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The continuous low level of sustained contraction maintained by all skeletal muscles is muscle | tone |
| This arrangement of muscle fascicles tends to be triangular in shape. The Pectoralis major is an example of a muscle with this type of muscle fascicle arrangement. | convergent |
| The innermost muscle of the abdominal wall is the | transverse abdominis. |
| The efferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system can be divided into the __________ divisions. | parasympathetic and sympathetic |
| The _____ nervous system is a complex network of nerve pathways embedded in the intestinal wall with a network of integrators and feedback loops that can act somewhat independently. | enteric |
| The somatic nervous system carries information to the | skeletal muscles. |
| The inner protective covering of the brain is called the | meninges |
| A subdivision of the nervous system that regulates involuntary effectors is the _____ nervous system. | autonomic |
| 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 |
| 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. |