Voluntary actions are the domain of the: - ANSWER cerebral cortex
Motor coordination is primarily the domain of the: - ANSWER cerebellum
Motor pathways are also termed: - ANSWER efferent pathways
Muscle tension, muscle length, joint position sense and joint pain all are considered:
a. superficial senses
b. deep senses
c. special senses
d. none of the above - ANSWER B (deep senses)
Receptors that sense physical movement are called: - ANSWER mechanoreceptors
Sensors for cold are called: - ANSWER thermoreceptors
Sensors for the visual system are called: - ANSWER photoreceptors
Smell is sensed using: - ANSWER chemoreceptors
Taste buds are a form of: - ANSWER chemoreceptors
Receptors within organs are called: - ANSWER interoceptors
, Visual sense is an example of a/an:
a. interoceptors
b. exteroceptors
c. proprioceptors
d. none of the above - ANSWER D (none of the above)
Changes in body position are monitored by:
a. interoceptors
b. exteroceptors
c. proprioceptors
d. none of the above - ANSWER C (proprioceptors)
The term "efferent" refers to:
a. sensory pathways
b. motor pathways
c. the vascular supply
d. none of the above - ANSWER B (motor pathways)
This part of a neuron is involved in receipt of information from another neuron. -
ANSWER dendrite
This part of a neuron is involved in maintenance of the neuron. - ANSWER soma
This part of a neuron is involved in conducting the neural impulse within a neuron. -
ANSWER axon
This part of a neuron is involved in directly conveying information from one neuron. to
another. - ANSWER synapse
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