Your writing requirement will be met by the individual resea…

Your writing requirement will be met by the individual research project for this section (Chapters 10-13), which is external to this test.  It will be worth 20 points, added into your Exam 3 grade, bringing the total points possible to 100 as usual.   Thus, there is nothing to do here!

Explain the tonic stretch reflex. Please discuss and describ…

Explain the tonic stretch reflex. Please discuss and describe the relevant circuitry involved ( what neurons/fibers (be specific)), details regarding how it works, and whether or not it is normal to see this reflex in a healthy, intact adult. Also, please describe how this reflex might be affected by: 1) upper motor neuron damage; 2) lower motor neuron damage; 3) sensory afferent neuron damage. 

EXTRA CREDIT: Please describe the following information for…

EXTRA CREDIT: Please describe the following information for each motor tract listed: a) the function, b) the location of the UMN cell body and axon, c) the location of the LMN cell body and axon, d) does it cross, and if so, where, and e) what is the target muscle group? 1) lateral reticulospinal 2) medial reticulospinal 3) medial vestibulospinal  4) tectospinal