EBK HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
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ISBN: 8220100659836
Author: AMERMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 3CYR
Define each of the following terms in your own words, using 20 or fewer words.
a. Peripheral nerve
b. Nerve plexus
c. Posterior root ganglion
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Ch. 13.1 - What two subclasses make up the sensory division...Ch. 13.1 - 2. What is a lower motor neuron? How are upper...Ch. 13.1 - In what ways do the somatic and visceral motor...Ch. 13.1 - What structures are found in a peripheral nerve?Ch. 13.1 - Prob. 5QCCh. 13.1 - Prob. 6QCCh. 13.1 - How are sensations detected in the PNS and...Ch. 13.1 - 8. How are motor impulses transmitted from the...Ch. 13.2 - Prob. 1QCCh. 13.2 - List the Roman numeral, origins, destinations, and...
Ch. 13.2 - List the Roman numeral, origins, destinations, and...Ch. 13.2 - List the 12 pairs of cranial nerves in ascending...Ch. 13.2 - Prob. 5QCCh. 13.3 - Prob. 1QCCh. 13.3 - What are the anterior and posterior rami, and what...Ch. 13.3 - Prob. 3QCCh. 13.3 - Prob. 4QCCh. 13.3 - Prob. 5QCCh. 13.3 - Prob. 6QCCh. 13.4 - 1. What is sensory transduction?
Ch. 13.4 - Prob. 2QCCh. 13.4 - 3. What are the three components of a typical...Ch. 13.4 - Prob. 4QCCh. 13.4 - What is the two-point discrimination threshold,...Ch. 13.4 - What is a dermatome?Ch. 13.4 - 7. Why is visceral pain often perceived as...Ch. 13.5 - 1. What are the main differences between an upper...Ch. 13.5 - 2. What is a motor neuron pool?
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