Human Anatomy (8th Edition)

8th Edition

ISBN: 9780134243818

Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Patricia Brady Wilhelm, Jon B. Mallatt

Publisher: PEARSON

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What is the difference in function between a primary sensory cortex and a sensory association area?

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Human Anatomy (8th Edition)

Ch. 13 - Prob. 1CYU Ch. 13 - Prob. 2CYU Ch. 13 - Name the structure that connects the third...Ch. 13 - Prob. 4CYU Ch. 13 - In which part of the brain stem are each of the...Ch. 13 - What are the corpora quadrigemina?Ch. 13 - Name the structure that connects the two...Ch. 13 - What type of sensory information does the...Ch. 13 - Name the three white fiber tracts that connect the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 10CYU

Ch. 13 - What part of the diencephalon functions as the...Ch. 13 - What is the difference in function between a...Ch. 13 - Which functional area of the cerebral cortex plans...Ch. 13 - Define contralateral projection.Ch. 13 - What deficits may result from injury to the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 16CYU Ch. 13 - Where is the caudate nucleus located in reference...Ch. 13 - From where do the reticular nuclei receive input?...Ch. 13 - What emotional response does the amygdaloid body...Ch. 13 - Name the dura mater extension that lies in the...Ch. 13 - Where is cerebrospinal fluid produced? How is it...Ch. 13 - What neural structures pass through the vertebraI...Ch. 13 - Which portion of the spinal cord, gray matter or...Ch. 13 - Prob. 24CYU Ch. 13 - Which two meninges border the space that is filled...Ch. 13 - Which sensory pathway carries discriminative touch...Ch. 13 - Of the sensory pathways described, which pass...Ch. 13 - Which descending fiber tract originates from the...Ch. 13 - Which of the pathways illustrated here (ascending...Ch. 13 - Individuals who have suffered a stroke generally...Ch. 13 - Prob. 31CYU Ch. 13 - Choose the correct brain structure from the key...Ch. 13 - A patient suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that...Ch. 13 - Destruction of the ventral horn cells of the...Ch. 13 - For each of the following brain structures, write...Ch. 13 - Which of the following areas is most likely to...Ch. 13 - Prob. 6RQ Ch. 13 - (a) Make a rough sketch of a lateral view of the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 8RQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 9RQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 10RQ Ch. 13 - (a) Describe the location of the reticular...Ch. 13 - Prob. 12RQ Ch. 13 - (a) What are the superior and inferior boundaries...Ch. 13 - Prob. 14RQ Ch. 13 - (a) In the spinothalamic pathway, where are the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 16RQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 17RQ Ch. 13 - A brain surgeon removed a piece of a woman's skull...Ch. 13 - Prob. 19RQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 20RQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 21RQ Ch. 13 - Describe the location and function of the ventral...Ch. 13 - Kimberly learned that the basic design of the CNS...Ch. 13 - When Ralph had brain surgery to remove a small...Ch. 13 - When their second child was born, Kiko and Taka...Ch. 13 - Cesar, a brilliant computer analyst, was hit on...Ch. 13 - One war veteran was tetraplegic, and another was...Ch. 13 - Every time Spike went to a boxing match, he...Ch. 13 - A spinal cord injury at C2 results not only in...Ch. 13 - What parts of the brain are still developing...Ch. 13 - Strokes, tumors, or wounds can destroy limited...

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