Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9780135168059
Author: Marieb, Elaine Nicpon, Brady, Patricia, Mallatt, Jon
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.,
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Chapter 15, Problem 1CRCAQ
A 1-year-old infant has a swollen abdomen and is continually constipated. On examination, a mass is felt over the distal colon, and X-ray findings show the colon to be greatly distended in that region. From the information in this chapter, identify one possible cause for these symptoms.
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Chapter 15 Solutions
Human Anatomy
Ch. 15 - Which fibers in the motor division of the PNS are...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2CYUCh. 15 - Where are the sympathetic ganglia located? Where...Ch. 15 - Are visceral sensory fibers considered part of the...Ch. 15 - Which spinal nerves carry parasympathetic...Ch. 15 - Prob. 6CYUCh. 15 - Prob. 7CYUCh. 15 - Why are white rami communicantes located only on...Ch. 15 - What is the general effect of sympathetic...Ch. 15 - Which types of autonomic fibers (preganglionic,...
Ch. 15 - Prob. 11CYUCh. 15 - Prob. 12CYUCh. 15 - Which region of the CNS is the main control center...Ch. 15 - Which embryonic tissue forms the postganglionic...Ch. 15 - Which division of the ANS is deficient in...Ch. 15 - Prob. 1RQCh. 15 - For each of the following terms or phrases, write...Ch. 15 - The thoracic splanchnic nerves contain which kind...Ch. 15 - The collateral ganglia contain which kind of cell...Ch. 15 - Preganglionic sympathetic neurons develop from (a)...Ch. 15 - Prob. 6RQCh. 15 - The white rami communicantes contain what kind of...Ch. 15 - Collateral sympathetic ganglia are involved. with...Ch. 15 - Is the visceral sensory nervous system part of the...Ch. 15 - (a) Describe the anatomical relationship of the...Ch. 15 - What effect does sympathetic activation have on...Ch. 15 - Which of the effects listed in question 11 would...Ch. 15 - A friend asks you how the parasympathetic...Ch. 15 - What manifestations of decreased ANS efficiency...Ch. 15 - The students in anatomy class were having...Ch. 15 - Describe the sympathetic pathways to the (a)...Ch. 15 - Prob. 17RQCh. 15 - Prob. 18RQCh. 15 - Prob. 19RQCh. 15 - How do the somatic motor and visceral motor (ANS)...Ch. 15 - A 1-year-old infant has a swollen abdomen and is...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2CRCAQCh. 15 - Prob. 3CRCAQCh. 15 - Prob. 4CRCAQCh. 15 - Prob. 5CRCAQCh. 15 - Prob. 6CRCAQCh. 15 - Prob. 7CRCAQCh. 15 - Prob. 8CRCAQ
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