QUESTION 1
A somatic reflex is an involuntary response involving skeletal muscle that you may be aware of, and a visceral reflex is an involuntary response involving the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic/parasympathetic) that you are not generally not aware of.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 2
List the components of a reflex arc in the proper order?
receptor, efferent fiber, integration center, afferent fiber and effector
receptor, efferent fiber, afferent fiber, integration center, effector
effector, efferent fiber, integration center, afferent fiber, receptor
receptor, afferent fiber, integration center, efferent fiber, effector
1 points
QUESTION 3
What receptors located in the retina of the eye respond to light rays?
mechanoreceptors
chemoreceptors
osmoreceptors
none of the above
1 points
QUESTION 4
In the reflex arc, what is the function of the afferent fiber?
to carry the signal from the integration center out to the effector, so the effector can respond appropriately
to carry the signal from the receptor to the integration center for processing
it detects change
none of the above
1 points
QUESTION 5
If the musculocutaneous nerve innervating the biceps brachii is a mixed nerve, what does that mean?
it carries both sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers
it carries signals to both the brain and spinal cord
it carries both afferent and efferent signals
none of the above