ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY: THE UNITY OF FORM
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Chapter 14, Problem 3TYC
Suppose that a neuroanatomist performed two experiments on an animal with the same basic brainstem structure as a human’s: In experiment 1, he selectively transected (cut across) the pyramids on the anterior side of the medulla oblongata; and in experiment 2, he selectively transected the gracile and cuneate fasciculi on the posterior side. How would the outcomes of the two experiments differ?
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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY: THE UNITY OF FORM
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