The larynx contains ________.
A) the thyroid cartilage
B) a cricoid cartilage also called the Adam's apple
C) an upper pair of avascular mucosal folds called true vocal folds
D) lateral cartilage ridges called false vocal folds
A) the thyroid cartilage
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This figure compares the organization of the somatic motor system and the autonomic nervous system. Identify structure "B" on the above diagram.
A. Somatic motor neuron B. Effector organ (smooth muscle of GI tract) C. Postganglionic neuron D. Preganglionic neuron E. Autonomic ganglion
What role do buffer systems play in the human body?
Which of the following does not directly influence motor neurons?
a. primary motor cortex. b. cerebellum. c. brain stem. d. basal nuclei e. both (b) and (d)