- what 2 things does pancreatic amylase break carbohydrates into?
- In the spinoreticular tract, the second order neurons decussate to where?
- What effect does severing a sensory root that innervates a dermatome have?
- The ________ motor neurons (which are the motor neurons connecting the brainstem and spinal cord to muscle fibers) of the descending pathway innervate skeletal muscle.
- True or false: A reflex involving one or more interneurons is a monosynaptic reflex.
- In descending tracts, which motor neuron innervates the target organ?
- A reflex in which a contralateral extensor muscle is contracted is called a ________ extension reflex.
- In which disease does sclerosis of the lateral spinal cord occur, with destruction of motor neurons?
- Consider the two motor neurons that form descending pathways. The neurons called the _________ motor neurons have their somas in the cerebral cortex or brainstem.
- A nerve fiber refers to which part of a neuron?
- A ________ reflex arc consists of only one synapse between two neurons.
- What is an area of skin innervated by a spinal nerve called?
- In descending pathways, which motor neurons have their somas in the cerebral cortex or brainstem?
- Fibers from the cuneate fasciculus end on the ________ side of the medulla oblongata.
- The spinothalamic tract is found in which columns of the spinal cord?
- Where do the second-order neurons of the spinoreticular tract terminate?
- How many spinal nerves are in each region of the spinal cord in order from superior to inferior?
- Nerve signals carried from the midthoracic and lower parts of the body are carried by which ascending tract?
- The spinothalamic tract is part of the ________ system in the anterior and lateral columns.
- Where do the nerve fibers of the gracile fasciculus terminate in the medulla oblongata?