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Tamara broke her right tibia and has undergone two separate surgeries. Although the bone has healed, she suffers from increasing pain around the incision sites.  She reads an article about pain.  The article suggests that Tamara’s pain may be due to the lack of the usual inhibition of transmission of pain signals through Tamara’s spinal cord.  Which of these statements best describes how a postsynaptic neuron is inhibited by a  presynaptic neuron?     

Which of the following terms is used to designate an effector that is innervated by both the   parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the ANS?

A connective tissue that prevents heat loss through the skin by acting as an insulator is

Afferent nerves conduct impulses from

The kneecaps are examples of:

Roderick is a basketball star.  He has made all state both his freshman and sophomore years.  In the last seconds of the state championship, he dunked the ball into the next for the win.  Unfortunately he didn’t stick his landing and everyone heard his fibula snap.  What type of fracture does Roderick have?

Connective tissue with formed elements suspended in a liquid matrix called plasma.  Pick all that apply.

A postganglionic neuron in the ANS

When you rotate your head to look to one side,

The tissue that lines body cavities and covers surfaces.