Formation of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Occurs at the ____________________

question 29

Short Answer

Formation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) occurs at the ____________________ vertebral level.

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Definitions:

Distal Stimuli

Objects and events in the external world that provide the basis for sensory input.

Proximal Stimuli

The patterns of stimuli from objects and events that actually reach your senses like the light hitting the retina or sound waves hitting the eardrum.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process that starts with the brain applying what it knows and what it expects to perceive and interpret sensory information.

Bottom-Up Processing

A cognitive approach in which perception starts with an incoming stimulus and builds upwards without preconceived knowledge of what is being observed.