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kwoodring

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As Jim lifts his arms upward, Sally suddenly grabs them and pushes them down. When Jim's arms meet this resistance:
 
  a. the intrafusal muscle fibers shorten more than the extrafusal muscle fibers.
  b. the contraction is lessened.
  c. the extrafusal muscle fibers shorten more than the extrafusal muscle fibers.
  d. the monosynaptic stretch reflex is inhibited.

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The vestibulospinal tract, the tectospinal tract, the reticulospinal tract, and the ventral corticospinal tract make up the ______________ of descending tracts from the primary motor cortex.
 
  a. lateral group
  b. ventromedial group
  c. posteromedial group
  d. rostral group


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


kwoodring

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help

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