Fill in the blank:  The organs of static equilibrium are located within two expanded chambers of the membranous labyrinth called the _______________________ and the saccule.

Fill in the blank:  A sensation may seem to fade away when receptors are continuously stimulated as a result of_______________________ adaptation.

Complete the blank:  Sensory impulses travel from the organs of equilibrium to the brain on the _______________________ nerve.

—A 40 year old male has just been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. A recent MRI has shown significant demyelination of the gracile nucleus of the dorsal columnar-medial lemniscal pathway. Describe the physiology of this pathway and discuss what neurological deficits this patient will experience due to his lesion.

A common way to deliver anesthesia for surgery and child birth is to inject the anesthetic agent in to the epidural space (epidural anesthesia).why do you think the anesthetic is injected in to the epidural space instead of the subarachnoid space?

Superior Figure 12.2 Using Figure 12.2, match the following: 6) Pons, 6) 7) Corpus callosum. 7) 8) Caudate nucleus. 8) 9) Globus pallidus. 9) 10) Thalamus. 10)

Ernie has difficulty swallowing, loss of taste sensation in the posteriorone-third of the right half of his tongue, and decreased salivation, especially on the right side. Describe the sensory portion of the affected neuropathway in Ernie.

Select the best answer or answers from the choices given: A professor unexpectedly blew a loud horn in his anatomy and physiology class. The students looked up, startled. The reflexive movements of their eyes were mediated by the (a) cerebral cortex, (b) inferior olives, (c) raphe nuclei, (d) superior colliculi, (e) nucleus gracilis.

In a normal situation, describe how a sensory input of a scraped knee would result in the feeling of pain.

Both Tactile Corpuscles and Lamellated Corpuscles are encapsulated and detect different amounts of pressure. Explain why the capsule surrounding these receptors is part of their modality.