Corrective Exercise Specialist - Quiz 2
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Q: What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ? - Answer -Detect changes in muscle tension
Q: Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement? - Answer -
Motivation
Q: What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - Answer -Neurons and glia
Q: What is the 'transmitter' portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - Answer -Axon
Q: What is the 'integrator' part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to create an
action potential? - Answer -Cell body
Q: What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and gland, where electrical
or chemical signals are transmitted? - Answer -Synapse
Q: Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary movements? -
Answer -Somatic nervous system
Q: What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? - Answer -Myelin
Q: Where does the spinal cord end? - Answer -Around lumbar vertebrae 1 or 2 (L1 or L2)
Q: Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to innervate muscle? -
Answer -Motor nerve
Q: How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - Answer -31
Q: What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are contained within
the spinal cord? - Answer -Motor neuron pool
Q: Sensory information is carried within: - Answer -Ascending tracts
Q: What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - Answer -Integrate lower motor
neuron activity
Q: Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - Answer -Motor cortex and brainstem
Q: When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated? - Answer -Muscle
spindle
Material - Final Exam Prep -Latest with
Verified Solutions
Q: What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ? - Answer -Detect changes in muscle tension
Q: Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement? - Answer -
Motivation
Q: What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - Answer -Neurons and glia
Q: What is the 'transmitter' portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - Answer -Axon
Q: What is the 'integrator' part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to create an
action potential? - Answer -Cell body
Q: What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and gland, where electrical
or chemical signals are transmitted? - Answer -Synapse
Q: Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary movements? -
Answer -Somatic nervous system
Q: What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? - Answer -Myelin
Q: Where does the spinal cord end? - Answer -Around lumbar vertebrae 1 or 2 (L1 or L2)
Q: Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to innervate muscle? -
Answer -Motor nerve
Q: How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - Answer -31
Q: What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are contained within
the spinal cord? - Answer -Motor neuron pool
Q: Sensory information is carried within: - Answer -Ascending tracts
Q: What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - Answer -Integrate lower motor
neuron activity
Q: Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - Answer -Motor cortex and brainstem
Q: When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated? - Answer -Muscle
spindle
