Gary sustained an injury to a second-order neuron. Do you think he sustained damage to the transmission of sensory information or motor skills? Where are second-order neurons located?

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Second-order neurons are interneurons that transmit sensory information. Second-order neurons are located in the posterior horn of the spinal cord or the brainstem.

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

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Neurons that form a link between other neurons in the CNS are called ________.

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

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The cone-shaped section of bone located at the base of each temporal bone is called the:

A) lamboid suture. B) mastoid process. C) cribriform plate. D) ethmoid bone.

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This type of neuron has one dendrite and one axon emerging from the cell body

a) Multipolar neuron b) Bipolar neuron c) Unipolar neuron d) Purkinje cell e) Renshaw cell

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