MasteringA&P with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Anatomy & Physiology

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ISBN: 9780134283388

Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher: PEARSON

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Ch. 12.1 - Which ventricle is surrounded by the diencephalon?Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 2CYU Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 3CYU Ch. 12.2 - What anatomical landmark of the cerebral cortex...Ch. 12.2 - Mike, who is left-handed, decided to wear his...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 6CYU Ch. 12.2 - Name the components of the basal nuclei.Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 8CYU Ch. 12.3 - The hypothalamus oversees a branch of the...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 10CYU

Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 11CYU Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 12CYU Ch. 12.6 - The limbic system is sometimes called the...Ch. 12.6 - When Taylor begins to feel drowsy while driving,...Ch. 12.7 - Name three factors that can enhance transfer of...Ch. 12.7 - Prob. 16CYU Ch. 12.7 - Which two states of consciousness are between...Ch. 12.7 - During which sleep stage are most skeletal muscles...Ch. 12.8 - Prob. 19CYU Ch. 12.8 - A brain surgeon is about to make an incision. Name...Ch. 12.9 - Prob. 21CYU Ch. 12.9 - Prob. 22CYU Ch. 12.10 - Prob. 23CYU Ch. 12.10 - Trevor was tackled while playing football. After...Ch. 12.11 - Where are the cell bodies of the first-, second-,...Ch. 12.11 - Prob. 26CYU Ch. 12.11 - Figure 12.32 shows both tracts and nerves, as well...Ch. 12 - Prob. 1MC Ch. 12 - A patient has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that...Ch. 12 - Choose the correct term from the key to respond to...Ch. 12 - The innermost layer of the meninges, delicate and...Ch. 12 - Prob. 3MC Ch. 12 - Which of the following tracts convey vibration and...Ch. 12 - Destruction of the ventral horn cells of the...Ch. 12 - Prob. 8MC Ch. 12 - Prob. 9MC Ch. 12 - A professor unexpectedly blew a loud horn in his...Ch. 12 - Identify the stage of sleep described by using...Ch. 12 - All of the following descriptions refer to dorsal...Ch. 12 - Prob. 13SAQ Ch. 12 - (a) What is the advantage of having a cerebrum...Ch. 12 - (a) Make a rough drawing of the lateral aspect of...Ch. 12 - Prob. 16SAQ Ch. 12 - (a) What is the function of the basal nuclei? (b)...Ch. 12 - Explain how the cerebellum is physically connected...Ch. 12 - Describe the role of the cerebellum in maintaining...Ch. 12 - Prob. 20SAQ Ch. 12 - (a) Localize the reticular formation in the brain....Ch. 12 - Prob. 22SAQ Ch. 12 - Prob. 23SAQ Ch. 12 - Compare and contrast short-term memory (STM) and...Ch. 12 - Define memory consolidation.Ch. 12 - List four ways in which the CNS is protected.Ch. 12 - Prob. 27SAQ Ch. 12 - Prob. 28SAQ Ch. 12 - (a) Define concussion and contusion. (b) Why does...Ch. 12 - Describe the spinal cord, depicting its extent,...Ch. 12 - How do the types of motor activity controlled by...Ch. 12 - Describe the functional problems that would be...Ch. 12 - Prob. 33SAQ Ch. 12 - How do the conditions paraplegia, hemiplegia, and...Ch. 12 - Prob. 35SAQ Ch. 12 - 39-Year-Old Female with Traumatic Brain Injury...Ch. 12 - 39-Year-Old Female with Traumatic Brain Injury...Ch. 12 - 39-Year-Old Female with Traumatic Brain Injury...Ch. 12 - 39-Year-Old Female with Traumatic Brain Injury...Ch. 12 - 39-Year-Old Female with Traumatic Brain Injury...

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