Afferent nerve fibers Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Advanced Health Assessment Module 2 correctly answered graded A+The swinging flashlight test assesses for ________. - correct answer afferent papillary defects To examine the retina of a patient with myopia, how should you adjust the ophthalmoscope? - correct answer use a minus (red) lens A ________ aperture is used to examine the anterior chamber of the eye and determine lesion evaluation. - correct answer slit aperture A ________ aperture is used to estimate the size of fundal lesions...

ATI-TEAS QUESTION BANK 2023 LATEST SOLUTION BEST FOR 2023 What is the name of the structure that prevents food from entering the airway? a) trachea b) esophagus c) diagram d) epiglottis (Test 1) ANS - d) epiglottis "the epiglottis covers the trachea during swallowing, thus preventing food from entering the airway" ?= aka the windpipe - is a cylindrical portion of the respiratory tract that joins the larynx with the lungs (Test 1) ANS - Trachea ?= connects the throat to the st...

PSYCH 1101 Morris UGA Exam 3 100% Correct neuron cell in nervous system that receives, integrates, and transmits information dendrites -part of the neuron -receives messages from other neurons soma -part of the neuron -cell body cell nucleus -part of the neuron -life support of neuron axon -part of the neuron -long, thin fiber that transmits signals myelin sheath -part of the neuron -insulating material that coats axons and speeds transmission of info (think insul...

(C) In the left fifth intercostal space Rationale: On the surface of the chest, the apex of the heart can be located in the left fifth intercostal space slightly medial to the midclavicular (or nipple) line. The sternal angle is located at the level where the second ribs articulate with the sternum. The xiphoid process lies at the level of T10 vertebra. - ANSWER-1. A 32-year-old patient who weighs 275 lb comes to the doctor's office. On the surface of the chest, the physician is able to loc...

BSC2085 Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What does the endocrine system communicate by? - Answer- means of chemical messengers (hormones) secreted by blood how does the nervous system send messages from cell to cell? - Answer- 1. Receives stimuli from environment and transmits messages to CNS 2. The CNS processes the information 3. CNS issues commands to muscle and gland cells to carry out response What are the 2 division of the nervous system? - Answer- CNS (brain/spinal cord) PN...

There are _____ enlargements of the spinal cord where nerves supplying the extremities enter and leave. correct answer: two The spinal cord correct answer: links the peripheral nervous system to the brain The spinal cord begins at the correct answer: foramen magnum The conus medullaris correct answer: is a tapered, cone like region immediately inferior to the lumbar enlargement. The spinal cord ends at the correct answer: 2nd lumbar vertebrae The thickest of the meninges is t...

A8 fibers - myelinated sensory fibers fast sharp, stabbing sensations Acute pain - sudden onset and short duration -linked to a specific injury or event that heals within normal time -considered normal and part of body defense mechanism breakthrough pain - severe pain the erupts while a patient is at a stable baseline of pain (such as on a pain-killer) C fibers - unmyelinated, slow-conducting fibers that carry peripheral impulses associated with pain to the spinal cord --burning, achin...

Biology 235 - Exam 3 Questions With Verified Answers 2024/2025 What do golgi tendon organs do? - detect changes in muscle tension - when the muscle contracts, the Golgi tendon organ is stimulated, and it sends a signal to the brain to relax the muscle what do spindle muscle cells do? - detect changes in the length of a muscle - if it senses the muscle is lengthening, it sends a signal to contract. if it continues to lengthen, they will eventually stop the signals and the muscle wil...

NR507 MIDTERM EXAM GUIDE 2022 – Complete Questions & Answers Rated A+. The lung is innervated by the parasympathetic nervous system via which nerve? Correct! Vagus Phrenic Brachial Pectoral Fibers of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) travel only in the vagus nerve to the lung. Question 2 2 / 2 pts What is the action of urodilatin? Urodilatin causes vasoconstriction of afferent arterioles. It causes vasodilation of the efferent arteriole...

Bio 210 chapter 11 questions and answers rated A+ The nervous system is? The master controlling and communicating system of the body The three functions of the nervous system are? 1. Sensory input 2. Integration 3. Motor output The sensory input gathers information by the internal and external sensory receptors The integration function processes and interprets the sensory input The motor output function activates the effector organs (muscles and glads) and produces the appro...