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Which part of the nervous system is responsible for regulating involuntary functions such as heart rate and digestion?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for regulating involuntary functions such as heart rate and digestion?
- Parasympathetic division (correct)
- Cranial nerves
- Sympathetic division
- Spinal cord
Which division of the autonomic nervous system is associated with the 'fight or flight' response?
Which division of the autonomic nervous system is associated with the 'fight or flight' response?
- Sympathetic division (correct)
- Parasympathetic division
- Cranial nerves
- Spinal cord
Which part of the nervous system is composed of 12 pairs of nerves connected to the brain stem?
Which part of the nervous system is composed of 12 pairs of nerves connected to the brain stem?
- Parasympathetic division
- Spinal nerves
- Sympathetic division
- Cranial nerves (correct)
From which part of the nervous system do 31 pairs of nerves arise directly from?
From which part of the nervous system do 31 pairs of nerves arise directly from?
What is the approximate length of the spinal cord in males?
What is the approximate length of the spinal cord in males?
At what level does the spinal cord end in adults?
At what level does the spinal cord end in adults?
Which part of the spinal cord gives origin to the brachial plexus of the upper limb?
Which part of the spinal cord gives origin to the brachial plexus of the upper limb?
What is the shape of the spinal cord?
What is the shape of the spinal cord?
Which sulcus on the external surface of the spinal cord is the deepest?
Which sulcus on the external surface of the spinal cord is the deepest?
At birth, at what level does the spinal cord end?
At birth, at what level does the spinal cord end?
Which type of association fibres connect adjacent gyri of the same brain lobe?
Which type of association fibres connect adjacent gyri of the same brain lobe?
Which bundle connects the frontal and parietal lobes to the occipital lobes and the adjoining part of the temporal lobe?
Which bundle connects the frontal and parietal lobes to the occipital lobes and the adjoining part of the temporal lobe?
Which bundle connects the orbital gyri with the temporal pole?
Which bundle connects the orbital gyri with the temporal pole?
Which fibre connects the motor speech area in the frontal lobe with the Wernick speech area in the temporal pole?
Which fibre connects the motor speech area in the frontal lobe with the Wernick speech area in the temporal pole?
What lies in the inferior surface of the cerebral hemisphere extending from the temporal pole to the occipital pole connecting various areas of the cerebral cortex on this surface?
What lies in the inferior surface of the cerebral hemisphere extending from the temporal pole to the occipital pole connecting various areas of the cerebral cortex on this surface?
Which bundle begins in the frontal pole, passes medial to superior longitudinal bundle and ends in the occipital pole?
Which bundle begins in the frontal pole, passes medial to superior longitudinal bundle and ends in the occipital pole?
