Multiple Choice
Choose the most appropriate description for each term
-cerebellum
A) integrates body position, motions, balance
B) stimulates body wall contraction in cnidarians
C) messages from here influence sleep and wakefulness
D) the cortical region that coordinates muscles required for speech
E) all parts of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
F) induces skeletal muscle contraction and slows cardiac muscle contraction
G) control center for breathing, heart rate, and reflexes such as coughing and sneezing
H) axons of the central nervous system that are sheathed with fatty myelin
I) often called the "emotional-visceral brain"
J) consists of sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
K) membrane coverings over brain and spinal cord
L) part of the brainstem; plays roles in reward-based learning and voluntary movements
M) bundle of axons that connect right and left cerebral hemispheres
N) responsible for "rest and digest" response
O) contains centers concerned with body temperature regulation and with salt and water balance
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Q2: Indicate whether the response is due to
Q3: _ neurons detect stimuli such as light
Q4: An action potential can best be described
Q5: Please choose the one BEST response for
Q6: What happens first following a neuronal stimulation?
Q7: Which of the following trends in evolution
Q8: Nerve impulses coming into the spinal cord
Q9: The main center for homeostatic control of
Q10: Please choose the one BEST response for
Q11: The major divisions of the peripheral nervous