Decerebrate posturing is characterized by:
A) flexion of the arms and extension of the legs.
B) inward flexion of the wrists and flexed knees.
C) extension of the arms and extension of the legs.
D) pulling in of the arms toward the core of the body.
Answer: C) extension of the arms and extension of the legs.
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Which respiratory-associated muscles would contract or relax during forced expiration, for example blowing up a balloon?
A) external intercostals would contract and diaphragm would relax
B) internal intercostals and abdominal muscles would contract
C) diaphragm contracts, internal intercostals would relax
D) diaphragm would contract, external intercostals would relax
The statement "There is always a synapse in a peripheral ganglion between the CNS and the effector organ" is
A) true only for the parasympathetic nervous system. B) true only for the sympathetic nervous system. C) true for both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. D) not true for either the parasympathetic or sympathetic nervous systems. E) true only for the somatic nervous system.
Which of the following is not a function of the muscular system?
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