The Pyramidal System Provides

question 32

Multiple Choice

The pyramidal system provides

• A) involuntary control over smooth muscles.
• B) voluntary control over skeletal muscles.
• C) voluntary control over smooth muscles.
• D) involuntary control over cardiac muscle.
• E) involuntary control over skeletal muscles.

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Definitions:

Resting Potential

The electric potential difference across the membrane of a neuron at rest, critical for the transmission of nerve impulses.

Electrical Current

The flow of electric charge through a conductor, typically measured in amperes.

Potassium Ions

Essential electrolytes within the body that play a key role in various cellular functions, including nerve transmission and muscle contraction.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.