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1. Once a terrestrial animal begins to move towards a goal, locomotion, in effec

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Question

1. Once a terrestrial animal begins to move towards a goal, locomotion, in effect, assumes the form of a spinal reflex. You have learned that a reflex is an involuntary, neuron-mediated response to a stimulus. Where does central integration occur for any spinal reflex?

a. spinal cord b. sensory cortex

2.Which portion of the CNS received direct sensory input from hind limb proprioceptors?

a. brainstem b. pelvic cord

3. Do the left and right corticospinal tracts decussate?

yes or no

4. Do the left and right vestibulospinal tracts decussate?

yes or no

5. Do the left and right spinocerebellar tracts decussate?

yes or no

Explanation / Answer

1. Spinal cord

2. Brain stem

3. Yes

4. No

5. Yes