Structures in the midbrain control homeostasis and relay sensory signals to specific regions of the cerebral cortex.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Anatomical position is important because ________
A) it allows a common point of reference for body position to help communicate anatomical relationships B) it provides the greatest circulation to the extremities C) it allows diagrams within textbooks to display a greater surface area of the body with one simple diagram D) it is the position most comfortable to hospital patients
Differentiate between sensory nuclei and motor nuclei
A) Sensory nuclei receive and relay sensory information to peripheral receptors; motor nuclei issue motor commands to peripheral receptors. B) Sensory nuclei receive and relay sensory information from peripheral receptors; motor nuclei issue motor commands to peripheral receptors. C) Sensory nuclei receive and relay sensory information from peripheral receptors; motor nuclei issue motor commands from peripheral receptors. D) Sensory nuclei receive and relay sensory information to peripheral receptors; motor nuclei issue motor commands from peripheral receptors. E) Sensory nuclei receive and relay sensory information from the CNS; motor nuclei issue motor commands to the CNS.
Which type of descending motor pathway originates in the brainstem and governs automatic movements that help regulate muscle tone, posture and balance?
a) Indirect pathway b) Direct pathway c) Reflex arc d) Somatic arc e) Muscle spindles
The chief force pushing water and solutes out of the blood across the filtration membrane is ________.
A) the design and size of the podocytes B) the thickness of the capillary endothelium C) glomerular hydrostatic pressure (glomerular blood pressure) D) the size of the pores in the basement membrane of the capillaries