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CNS central nervous system contains brain and the spinal cord PNS peripheral nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that lie outside of the brain and spinal cord somatic nervous system the division of the PNS that provides the motor innervation of skeletal muscles; voluntary nervous(skeletal muscle) system dermatomes innervated skin segmented by cutaneous sensory…

Question Answer What is the function of the nervous system? To coordinate all actions of the body. The function of a neuron allows electrical energy in the body to be transformed into ________ energy to send nerve impulses from one neuron to another. Chemical List the 2 types of stimuli and give an example of…

The nurse anticipates that Loren will describe her diarrhea as… Bloody Because rectal bleeding is a common finding in ulcerative colitis, which additional question is important for the nurse to ask Loren? “Do you feel fatigued or light-headed?” What is the nurse’s best response to this information? “Ulcerative colitis can cause problems in areas other…

The lag in daily temperature refers to the time lag between the time of maximum solar radiation and the time of maximum temperature During the afternoon the greatest temp diff. between the surface air and the air several meters above occurs on a clearn, calm afternoon The greatest variation in daily temp usually occurs at…

If you are estimating your total expenses for school next semester, you are using money primarily as: a. a medium of exchange. b. a store of value. c. a unit of account. d. an economic investment. c. If you write a check on a bank to purchase a used Honda Civic, you are using money…

Both males and females have accessory reproductive organs, including ducts through which gametes are carried. True False True The male homologue to the labia majora is the: Scrotum Puberty is initiated when a region of the brain begins secreting: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Prior to puberty, the anterior pituitary does not release FSH and LH. True False…

It is generally accepted that the border between the spinal cord and the brain passes at the level of the intersection of the pyramidal fibers (although this border is very arbitrary) or at the level of the occipital foramen of the occipital bone. Inside the spinal cord there is a cavity called the central canal…

The main morphological features of muscle tissue elements are: an elongated shape, the presence of longitudinally arranged myofibrils and myofilaments – special organelles that provide contractility, the location of mitochondria next to the contractile elements, the presence of inclusions of glycogen, lipids and myoglobin. Special contractile organelles – myofilaments, or myofibrils – provide contraction, which…

In an electronic spreadsheet, you need to manually recalculate when you change the entries. False An Excel workbook has the file extension .xml. False Charts are updated automatically in Excel whenever data changes. True You are in Edit mode any time you are entering or changing the contents of a cell. True Arguments are Excel’s…

To make it easier to copy Why did Edgar Degas draw a grid over his study of a dancer? Chinese The __________ are credited with the invention of paper around 105 C.E. Pigment The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as __________. Graphite Which media is the most forgiving of mistakes and…