A 3-year-old boy presents with a clinically significant atrial septal defect. This defect results from incomplete closure of the _______ and ______________.
An 85-year-old female suffers from a fracture that resulted…
An 85-year-old female suffers from a fracture that resulted in detachment of the greater tubercle of the humerus. She is unable to initiate the first 15 degrees of glenohumeral abduction due to this injury. Which one of the following muscles was affected by this injury?
Cardiovascular effects of the sympathetic division include a…
Cardiovascular effects of the sympathetic division include all of the following EXCEPT __.
The light of dawn and the buzz of an alarm clock lead to wak…
The light of dawn and the buzz of an alarm clock lead to wakefulness through the __.
An emergency medical technician is examining a trauma victim…
An emergency medical technician is examining a trauma victim by shining a pen light into her patient’s eye. She records the reactivity of the patents pupils as they constrict when stimulated by the light. This test supports which of the following?
Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous…
Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system are called __.
The somatic and autonomic nervous systems differ in all of t…
The somatic and autonomic nervous systems differ in all of the following EXCEPT __.
Preparing the body for the “fight-or-flight” response is the…
Preparing the body for the “fight-or-flight” response is the role of the __.
The “resting and digesting” division of the autonomic nervou…
The “resting and digesting” division of the autonomic nervous system is the __.
What condition is associated with progressive loss of motor…
What condition is associated with progressive loss of motor neurons in the brain, spinal cord, and motor cortex?