SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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The spinocerebellar tracts carry cutaneous and proprioceptive information from muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs to the cerebellum. It occupies the largest part of white matter of the brain. The spinocerebellar tract is part of the somatosensory system.
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Ch. 14.1 - In general, into what three groups con sensory...Ch. 14.1 - List the eight major types of sensory receptors,...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 14.1 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 14.1 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 14.1 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 14.1 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 14.1 - How do descending pathways modulate sensation?Ch. 14.1 - How are pain sensations localized? What is...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 10AYP
Ch. 14.1 - Describe the spatial organization of the general...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 14AYPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 15AYPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 16AYPCh. 14.2 - What two tracts form the direct pathways? What...Ch. 14.2 - Describe the location of the neurons in each...Ch. 14.2 - Name the structures and tracts that form the...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 20AYPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 21AYPCh. 14.2 - What are the three functional parts of the...Ch. 14.2 - Explain the comparator activities of the...Ch. 14.2 - What are the general symptoms of cerebellar...Ch. 14.3 - Prob. 25AYPCh. 14.3 - Prob. 26AYPCh. 14.3 - Discuss the somatic motor output and reflexes from...Ch. 14.3 - Prob. 28AYPCh. 14.3 - Prob. 29AYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 30AYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 31AYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 32AYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 33AYPCh. 14.4 - What conditions produce alpha, beta, theta. and...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 35AYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 36AYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 37AYPCh. 14.4 - Distinguish between declarative and procedural...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 39AYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 40AYPCh. 14.5 - Prob. 41AYPCh. 14.5 - Prob. 42AYPCh. 14.5 - Does aging always produce memory loss?Ch. 14 - Prob. 1RACCh. 14 - Prob. 2RACCh. 14 - Prob. 3RACCh. 14 - Prob. 4RACCh. 14 - Prob. 5RACCh. 14 - Prob. 6RACCh. 14 - Prob. 7RACCh. 14 - Prob. 8RACCh. 14 - Tertiary neurons in both the spinothalamic tract...Ch. 14 - Prob. 10RACCh. 14 - Prob. 11RACCh. 14 - Prob. 12RACCh. 14 - Prob. 13RACCh. 14 - Prob. 14RACCh. 14 - Prob. 15RACCh. 14 - Prob. 16RACCh. 14 - Prob. 17RACCh. 14 - Prob. 18RACCh. 14 - Which of these pathways is not an indirect...Ch. 14 - Prob. 20RACCh. 14 - The major effect of the basal nuclei is a. to act...Ch. 14 - Which part of the cerebellum is correctly matched...Ch. 14 - Prob. 23RACCh. 14 - Prob. 24RACCh. 14 - Prob. 25RACCh. 14 - The main connection between the right and left...Ch. 14 - Prob. 27RACCh. 14 - Prob. 28RACCh. 14 - Prob. 29RACCh. 14 - Prob. 30RACCh. 14 - Describe all the sensations and perceptions...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2CTCh. 14 - Prob. 3CTCh. 14 - Prob. 4CTCh. 14 - Prob. 5CTCh. 14 - Prob. 6CTCh. 14 - Prob. 7CTCh. 14 - Prob. 8CTCh. 14 - Prob. 9CT
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