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The muscle spindle is innervated by

If the gamma motor neurons in a muscle spindle were inactivated, when would a Ia sensory neuron be the LEAST active?

A motor neuron pool is defined as:

A scientist creates a TRPM5 channel knockout mouse model. These mice would be expected to still be able to respond to which of the following tastants in their drinking water?

Proprioceptive mechanoreceptors include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is FALSE regarding medial local circuit neurons?

True or False: Humans can distinguish about 10,000 different odorants from using over 10,000 different receptors.

The axons of which cell(s) form the olfactory tract that projects to the brain?

Anosmia is a condition in which someone is unable to perceive odorants (i.e. has a poor or no sense of smell).  Although anosmia can be a side effect of other diseases, some completely healthy people can have a genetic condition that causes anosmia. Mutation in which gene(s) might cause anosmia?  Remember, mutations can increase or decrease protein function

Odorant information is passed through which portion of the thalamus?