Human Anatomy Plus MasteringA&P with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)
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Author: Frederic H. Martini, Michael J. Timmons, Robert B. Tallitsch
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Chapter 15, Problem 2RFT
Summary Introduction
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Match the term sensory with the most closely related description given below:
Second order
Pain, temperature, crude touch, pressure
Voluntary control skeletal muscle
Subconscious control of distal limb musculature
Afferent
Information about “what,” “where,” and “when”
Unconscious proprioception
Crossover
Position change noise-related
Introduction:
Tracts are special structures organized in the spinal cord. These tracts are further divided into two divisions, namely the ascending tract and the descending tract. The ascending tract transmits sensory signals and the descending tract transmits motor signals.
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Human Anatomy Plus MasteringA&P with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition) (New A&P Titles by Ric Martini and Judi Nath)
Ch. 15 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2RFTCh. 15 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 15 - Prob. 4RFTCh. 15 - Prob. 5RFTCh. 15 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 15 - Prob. 7RFTCh. 15 - Prob. 8RFTCh. 15 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 15 - Prob. 10RFT
Ch. 15 - Prob. 11RFTCh. 15 - Which of the following are spinal tracts within...Ch. 15 - Prob. 13RFTCh. 15 - 14. Give the anatomical names of the spinal tracts...Ch. 15 - Prob. 1RCCh. 15 - Prob. 2RCCh. 15 - Why do the proportions of the sensory homunculus...Ch. 15 - Prob. 4RCCh. 15 - 5. Compare the actions directed by motor commands...Ch. 15 - Prob. 1CTCh. 15 - As a result of a snowboarding accident, John is...
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