Judd was in an accident and suffered brain damage resulting in a coma.  Which part of the damaged brain is keeping him in the coma?

The patellar reflex is a polysnaptic reflex which includes a sensory neuron, interneuron, and motor neuron that sends signals to the brain to process.

A spinal tap (lumbar puncture) is administered only below the L3 vertebrae so that no injury to the spinal cord can occur since it has to penetrate into the cerebrospinal fluid within the arachnoid layer of the meninges.

For this question, identify only the structure asked for in each question using the diagram. Identify the structure labeled Q. [Q] Identify the structure labeled L. [L] Identify the part of the brain labeled J. [J]  

If I was listening to a Spanish lesson to learn the language, which lobe of my brain would be involved in learning the information the most?

For the scenario below, decide which cranial nerves are being used. Ysenia smelled fresh baked cookies coming from the kitchen.  She didn’t want her mom to know she was having a cookie, so she quietly went into the kitchen and looked around the room for her mom.  With her mom not around, she ate a cookie.  Then she heard someone say, “Ysenia, how was the cookie?”  Ysenia turned her head and there was her mom. When Ysenia turned her head and saw her mom what cranial nerve was used to turn her head? [A] What cranial nerve did Ysenia use to smell the fresh baked cookies? [B] What cranial nerve did Ysenia use to see her mom? [C] What cranial nerve did Ysenia use to swallow the cookie? [D]  

Identify the muscle indicated in blue in the picture. [A]

Look at the picture below: For the action circled in blue, what MUSCLE is the agonist? [A] The INSERTION for this muscle in part A is the same attachment for several other muscles in the face.  Name ONE of these muscles with that same INSERTION. [B]

Which suture would separate the frontal and parietal bones? [A] In babies, what fontanelle would be involved to form the suture identified in part A? [B]

Let’s review!  When examining the male pelvis, the pelvic outlet is smaller because it is obstructed by which bone that we discussed in the axial skeleton?