The thalamus
a. performs preliminary processing of all sensory input on its way to the cortex.
b. inhibits muscle tone throughout the body.
c. controls thirst, urine output, and food intake.
d. plays a role in emotional and behavioral patterns.
e. selects and maintains purposeful motor activity while suppressing useless or unwanted patterns of movement.
A
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A. Monosynaptic excitatory stimulation of ipsilateral extensor muscles occurs. B. It stimulates contraction of the contralateral flexor and inhibits contraction of the contralateral extensor. C. It is initiated by stretch in the ipsilateral extensor muscle. D. Inhibitory interneurons are activated, which synapse onto contralateral extensor muscles. E. It stimulates contraction of the contralateral extensor and inhibits contraction of the contralateral flexor.
The presence of many large, highly-branched Purkinje cells in a sample of brain tissue indicates that it came from the
A) pons. B) medulla. C) cerebral cortex. D) cerebellar cortex. E) arbor vitae.
Name the four kinds of sudoriferous glands.
What will be an ideal response?
From innermost to outermost, the three layers of a vessel, with the exception of capillaries, are the tunica intima, tunica media, and tunica externa
Indicate whether the statement is true or false