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1. Electrical stimulation of the right primary somatosensory cortex produces: A.

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Question

1.    Electrical stimulation of the right primary somatosensory cortex produces:

A. painful sensation of the right side of the body

B. Pain on the left side of the body

C. Sensation of movement of the right side of the body

D. “Tingling” and other sensations from the left side of the body

2. Activity of a muscle spindle is to___ as activity of the Golgi tendon organ is to___.

A. inhibition of contraction; contraction

B.stretch; contraction

C. inhibition of contraction,; inhibition of contraction

D.Stretch; inhibition of contraction

A. painful sensation of the right side of the body

B. Pain on the left side of the body

C. Sensation of movement of the right side of the body

D. “Tingling” and other sensations from the left side of the body

Explanation / Answer

Electrical stimulation of the right primary somatosensory cortex produces:

B. Pain on the left side of the body (correct option) (As it receives all sensory input from the body)

2. The activity of a muscle spindle is to___ as the activity of the Golgi tendon organ is to___

D.Stretch; inhibition of contraction (correct option)