Higher brain centers are able to
A) take part after the individual chooses to permit the reflex to proceed.
B) train the spinal cord.
C) have no effect on reflexes.
D) influence spinal reflexes in a series of interactive levels.
E) act only to suppress spinal reflexes.
D) influence spinal reflexes in a series of interactive levels.
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The force per unit area that blood places on the inside wall of a blood vessel
A. is called the pulse. B. is called the blood pressure. C. increases the farther the vessel is from the heart. D. is greater in the inferior vena cava than in the common iliac vein. E. is greater during diastole.
The term superior means toward the tail end of the spine.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of these is not a short-term response to a decrease in blood pressure?
A) release of EPO B) increase in heart rate C) increase in heart contractility D) peripheral vasoconstriction E) release of epinephrine and norepinephrine
Identify the prime mover that facilitates the action described in the following situation: After receiving positive feedback from your anatomy professor, the corners of your mouth elevate as you smile with delight
A) depressor anguli oris B) orbicularis oris C) zygomaticus major D) zygomaticus minor