When a Vertebrate Animal Contracts the Flexor Muscles of a Leg

question 116

Multiple Choice

 When a vertebrate animal contracts the flexor muscles of a leg, it relaxes the extensor muscles of the same leg. Sherrington considered this evidence for the existence of ____.

• A) spatial summation
• B) temporal summation
• C) inhibitory messages
• D) the delay in transmission at synapses

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Definitions:

Hallucinations

Perceived experiences that occur in the absence of actual sensory stimulation.

Delusions

Systematized false beliefs, often of grandeur or persecution.

ECT

Electroconvulsive Therapy, a psychiatric treatment method where seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from mental disorders.

Seizure

A sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain that can cause changes in behavior, movements, feelings, and levels of consciousness.