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Chapter 15 Part I - Sensory Pathways and the Somatic Nervous System

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  • Q1
    What is the main function of the somatic nervous system?
    Facilitates communication between different regions of the brain
    Responsible for innervating and controlling skeletal muscle, which means it controls voluntary muscle
    Coordinates the functions of internal organs
    Transmits signals from the brain to the spinal cord
    30s
  • Q2
    What does the somatic nervous system consist of?
    Sensory afferent pathways and motor efferent pathways
    Cranial nerves and spinal nerves
    Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
    Cortical and subcortical regions of the brain
    30s
  • Q3
    What is another name for the somatic nervous system?
    Central nervous system
    Peripheral nervous system
    Autonomic nervous system
    Voluntary nervous system
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is NOT a component of the somatic nervous system?
    Autonomic ganglia
    Motor neurons
    Neuromuscular junctions
    Sensory receptors
    30s
  • Q5
    Which division of the nervous system does the somatic nervous system belong to?
    Peripheral nervous system
    Central nervous system
    Autonomic nervous system
    Enteric nervous system
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the function of sensory receptors?
    Relay sensory information
    Monitor specific conditions
    Control the CNS
    Generate action potentials
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the role of sensory pathways?
    Monitor specific conditions
    Control the CNS
    Generate action potentials
    Relay sensory information
    30s
  • Q8
    Where are sensory receptors located?
    In the spinal cord
    In the CNS
    In the brain
    In the body or external environment
    30s
  • Q9
    What happens when a receptor is stimulated?
    It becomes dormant
    It sends signals to muscles
    It shuts down completely
    It generates action potentials that are sent along sensory pathway
    30s
  • Q10
    Which division of the nervous system is responsible for relaying sensory information from the body's organs to the brain?
    Somatic sensory pathway
    Visceral sensory pathway
    Motor pathway
    Autonomic nervous system
    30s
  • Q11
    Which division of the nervous system is responsible for relaying sensory information from the body's skin, muscles, and joints to the brain?
    Motor pathway
    Somatic sensory pathway
    Sympathetic nervous system
    Visceral sensory pathway
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following is NOT a part of the afferent division of the nervous system?
    Visceral sensory pathway
    Somatic sensory pathway
    Autonomic nervous system
    Motor pathway
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the main function of the afferent division of the nervous system?
    To transmit motor commands from the brain
    To transmit sensory information to the brain
    To coordinate voluntary movements
    To regulate body temperature
    30s
  • Q14
    Which of the following is the correct path of the sensory pathway?
    Sensory Neuron -> Sensory Receptor -> Brain -> Spinal Cord
    Brain -> Spinal Cord -> Sensory Receptor -> Sensory Neuron
    Sensory Receptor -> Spinal Cord -> Brain -> Sensory Neuron
    Sensory Receptor -> Sensory Neuron -> Spinal Cord -> Brain
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the role of a sensory receptor?
    To transmit sensory information to the brain
    To control motor functions
    To detect sensory stimuli
    To process sensory information
    30s

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