The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity
Critical Thinking and Analysis Questions
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Which of the following symptoms/conditions are NOT typically associated with sciatica?
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Which of the following cranial nerves affect a person's ability to taste? Select all that apply.
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Match each type of sensory receptor to an example of a stimulus it would detect.
5 points
Heat of the sun felt on your skin
Blood pressure
Food on your taste buds as you take a bite of your lunch
Seeing light flow through an open window
Heat felt when you touch a hot pan without an oven mitt
Nociceptors
Mechanoreceptors
Photoreceptors
Thermoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
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Match the following reflexes with a real-life example.
4 points
Contraction of your qaudriceps to stop your knees from buckling under you
Pulling your arm away when receiving a shot at the doctor's office
Babinski's sign is present with an abnormal reflex in children >1 year old
Ipsilateral withdrawal and contralateral extension of legs when accidentally stepping on a nail
Crossed-extensor reflex
Patellar reflex
Plantar reflex
Flexor reflex
A patient requires carpal tunnel repair due to excessive compression of which nerve?
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