Chapter 9: The Peripheral Nervous System and Integrated Neural Functions
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1.  

The cranial nerve that controls the tongue muscle is N XII, the .



2.  

The cranial nerve that directs voluntary motor control of the large superficial muscles of the back is the .



3.  

The outermost layer of a spinal nerve is called the .



4.  

Reflexes processed in the brain are called .



5.  

Reflexes that control activities of the muscular system are called .



6.  

The withdrawal reflex affecting the muscles of a limb is a(n) .



7.  

Stroking an infant's foot on the side of the sole produces a fanning of the toes known as the .



8.  

The information that arrives in the form of an action potential in a sensory fiber is called a .



9.  

Voluntary control of skeletal muscles is provided by the .



10.  

The processing centers whose functions blur the distinction between the "conscious" and "unconscious" motor control are the .


   


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