When a person displays a "startle response," i.e., blinking and/or flinching at bright lights or loud noises, what neurological region is responsible?

A) vestibular nuclei
B) reticulospinal tracts
C) cerebral nuclei
D) tectospinal tract
E) rubrospinal tracts


D) tectospinal tract

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

________ is/are a genetic disorder.

A. Kidney stones B. Polycystic kidney disease C. Ischemic nephropathy D. Diabetic nephropathy

Anatomy & Physiology

The color of urine is due to the presence of a pigment called __________________, produced during the breakdown of hemoglobin.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Anatomy & Physiology

_________________________ are tiny, oval-shaped structures ranging in size from a pinhead to an almond.?

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Anatomy & Physiology

Sensory impulses from baroreceptors located in the _____ are transmitted to the cardiovascular control center on the _____ nerve.

A) superior vena cava; vagus nerve B) carotid sinus; glossopharyngeal nerve C) descending aorta; spinal nerves D) right subclavian artery; vertebral nerves

Anatomy & Physiology