HESI Anatomy and Physiology Update 2021 and 15 pages

HESI Anatomy and Physiology ( Update 2021) ( d) and Answers  15 pages

HESI Anatomy and Physiology (

Update 2021) ( d)

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1. Why are skeletal muscles also called voluntary muscles?

A. They are under conscious control.

B. They are attached to the skeleton.

C. They use ATP to energize contraction.

D. They are striated in appearance.

2. All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over

which of the following?

A. Neuroglia

B. Efferent pathways

C. Afferent pathways

D. Neurons

3. Motor or neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS.

A. Afferent

B. Efferent

C. Central

D. Peripheral

4. Jeffery has contracted bulbar poliomyelitis, and it has affected the medulla oblongata.

The doctors warned the family that his condition is grave and death may be imminent. What

functions of the medulla oblongata have warranted such a dire prognosis?

A. The medulla oblongata contains vital centers that control heart action, blood vessel

diameter, and respiration.

B. The medulla oblongata contains neural connections of the reticular-activating system.

C. The medulla oblongata contains the pineal gland, which controls the vital centers.

D. The medulla oblongata contains the corpora quadrigemina, which controls the neural

transmission of impulses along the spinal cord.