Exam 13: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity

Information regarding skeletal muscle tension is provided by and muscle length by _ .

The boundary of the retina is called the .

Which of the following is true about gustatory receptors?

Mr.Smith staggered home after a long night at the local pub.While attempting to navigate the stairs,he passed out cold and lay all night with his right armpit straddling the staircase banister.When he awoke the next morning,he had a severe headache,but what bothered him more was that he had no sensation in his right arm and hand.Explain what caused this symptom in his arm.

A major nerve of the lumbar plexus is the .

A pebble kicked up into a shoe causes the _ of localized deep pressure,but the of it is an awareness of discomfort.

The oval window is connected directly to which passageway?

The oval window touches the stapes and the .

The vestibulocochlear nerve first synapses with the in the medulla.

After head trauma from an automobile accident,a man has anosmia.Define anosmia.Why is this condition fairly common after such injuries and in cases of severe nasal cavity inflammation?