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1. Respiration relies on the muscles of inspiration & expiration. The thick,
dome-shaped muscle that separates the abdomen from the thorax is the...
A. sternocleidomastoid
B. Levator costarum longis
C. serratus posterior superior
D. pectoralis major
E. diaphragm: E. diaphragm
2. Most pharyngeal muscles are innervated by the cranial nerves ...
A. V,VII
B. XI, XII
C. X, XI
D. IX, X
E. VIII, X: D. IX (glossopharyngeal), X (vagus) --> these CN's make up the pharyngeal plexus
3. The primary muscle of the lips is the...
A. orbicularis oris
B. buccinator
C. levator labii superioris
D. zygomatic major: A. orbicularis oris
4. The neurons that transmit information aẃay from the brain are called...
A. afferent neurons
B. efferent neurons
C. primary neurons
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, D. secondary neurons
E. peripheral neurons: B. etterent neurons
5. An important structure adjacent to the brainstem that contains the hypo-
thalamus (ẃhich controls emotions) and the thalamus (ẃhich relays sensory
impulses to various portions of the cerebral cortex) is called the ...
A. mesencephalon
B. diencephalon
C. inferior cerebellar peduncle
D. superior cerebellar peduncle
E. postcentral gyrus: B. diencephalon
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