First-Order Neurons Conveying Discriminative Touch Information from the Face Synapse

question 12

Multiple Choice

First-order neurons conveying discriminative touch information from the face synapse in which of the following?

• A)Ciliary ganglion
• B)Trigeminal ganglion
• C)Main sensory nucleus of the trigeminal nerve
• D)Ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus
• E)Mesencephalic nucleus

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of data points around their mean.

Mean Deviation

The average deviation for all scores from the mean of a distribution, calculated as the sum of the absolute value of the scores’ deviations from the mean divided by the number of scores.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of values.