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Determine whether the underlined portion of the statement is true or false. Continuous conduction occurs along the entire membrane of myelinated axons.

All the following are sensory functions of the nervous system EXCEPT:

Determine whether the underlined portion of the statement is true or false. The replacement of cartilage by bone is called intramembranous ossification.

A thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering the region of the epiphyses that is involved in forming a joint with another bone is called the:

Determine whether the underlined portion of the statement is true or false. Continuous conduction occurs along the entire membrane of myelinated axons.

Determine whether the underlined portion of the statement is true or false. The replacement of cartilage by bone is called intramembranous ossification.

The spread of an impulse along the membrane of a neuron is called:

All the following are sensory functions of the nervous system EXCEPT:

In a myogram of a twitch contraction, which period could be described as an upward deflection reflecting an increase in the force of contraction of the muscle?

Dorothy was walking through the woods arm in arm with two friends and her little dog, when all of the sudden a lion, a tiger and a bear jumped out of the bushes at them.  Dorothy jumped up and screamed “Lions and Tigers and Bears!  Oh My!”  She started running.  Her legs were churning and her heart was pumping.  When she finally stopped, she was completely out of breath.  After several minutes, her heart rate returned to normal, her breathing slowed and she started to calm down.  She turned to her little dog and whispered “Oh Toto!  There’s no place like home.” What portion of Dorothy’s PNS caused her legs to “churn”?