HW exam 1

Femoral nerve

It helps the muscles move the hip and straighten the leg. It provides feeling (sensation) to the front of the thigh and part of the lower leg.

Which of the following cranial nerves carries only motor information?

abducens

cerebral peduncles

contain fibers that carry motor output from cerebrum to other regions of CNS

dorsal root ganglion

contains cell bodies of sensory neurons

lumbar plexus

femoral nerve

corpora quadrigemina

located in the midbrain; contains reflex centers for vision and auditory reflexes.

In order for you to realize there has been a sensory change, it has to reach the __________ level of processing.

perceptual

pineal gland

secretes melatonin, regulates circadian rhythms

pons

sleep and arousal

Which cranial nerve innervates most of the visceral organs?

vagus