A Somatic Motor Neuron Carries

question 26

Multiple Choice

A somatic motor neuron carries

• A) information that signals muscle contraction in the organs in the ventral cavity.
• B) information, such as pain, from the viscera in the ventral cavity to the CNS.
• C) motor commands to the skeletal musculature.
• D) information from the skin to the CNS.

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Definitions:

Selective Attention

Deployment of attention to only a chosen subset of the information available for processing in a situation. Selective attention to information that must be remembered later can be used as a memorization strategy.

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing tasks such as reasoning and comprehension.

Long-term Memory

A type of memory capable of storing an unlimited amount of information for periods ranging from several minutes to a lifetime.

Limited Capacity

The theory that suggests human cognitive processing power is finite and can only handle a limited amount of information at one time.