The spinothalamic tract conducts impulses
A. down the spinal cord from the thalamus.
B. from the thalamus to the cerebral cortex.
C. up the spinal cord to the thalamus.
D. that stimulate skeletal muscles.
Answer: C
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A. is composed of gray matter. B. forms the floor of the lateral ventricles. C. is best seen on axial CT images. D. All of the above E. None of the above
Which of the following statements concerning the vertebral column is true?
A. Scoliosis is the term applied to normal curvature of the spine. B. The adult vertebral column has three curvatures. C. The cervical curve develops before birth. D. An exaggerated thoracic curvature of the vertebral column is called kyphosis. E. Lordosis is an exaggeration of the cervical curvature.
A reflex arc in which both the receptor and effector organs of the reflex are on the same side of the spinal cord is
A. monosynaptic. B. contralateral. C. ipsilateral. D. polysynaptic. E. None of the choices is correct.
Jack gets into a fight and is punched in the nose. Which of the following bones might be fractured?
A) ethmoid bone B) sphenoid bone C) temporal bone D) mandible E) parietal bone