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A stimulus causing an electrical change in a neuron, but which does NOT progress to become a nerve signal sending all the way down the axon to the next cell, is called a(n)_________________.

A muscle which assists the prime mover in flexing a joint is called a(n) _____________.

Which type of reflex causes the knee joint to extend when the patellar tendon is tapped?

Which of the following choices best describes the proper sequence for a pain withdrawal reflex (somatic reflex arc)?

The ascending tract in the spinal cord which carries sensory information from the upper body (arms, thorax, shoulders) to the cerebral cortex (cerebrum) is the _________________.

Which of the following is a FALSE phrase about the spinal nerves?

The ascending tract in the spinal cord which carries sensory information from the upper body (arms, thorax, shoulders) to the cerebral cortex (cerebrum) is the _________________.

The name for a muscle which moves a body part remote from the location of the muscle itself is  ______________.

A man suffers trauma to his cervical plexus.  Of the nerves involved, which nerve(s) would have the most immediate life-threatening impact? 

The name for the connective tissue which surrounds an individual nerve cell is ______________.