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Sensory neurons carry messages _____ the central nervous system; motor neurons carry messages _____ the central nervous system.

A) to; to
B) away from; to
C) away from; away from
D) to; away from

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Which of the following is TRUE of the cell body?

A) It accepts incoming information from dendrites.
B) It determines whether the neuron should fire and pass on information to the axon.
C) It contains the cell nucleus.
D) All of these options

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Which of the following can be an explanation for the findings that females outperform males on verbal tasks and males outperforms females on math and spatial tasks?

You have a close friend who has undergone surgery to separate her brain hemispheres. It is MOST likely that, prior to surgery, she suffered from _____.

The cells that provide structural, nutritional, and other support for neurons are called _____ cells.

What is the major sensory relay area for the brain?

Mandisa is blindfolded and asked to identify several objects. She cannot verbally identify objects placed in her left hand, which suggests that she has had _____.

Beverly had a stroke that has left her with Broca's aphasia, even though she can read and write. This suggests her _____ was damaged.

The term _____ refers to the evolutionary concept that those with adaptive genetic traits will live and reproduce.

This is an interconnected group of mid-brain structures that are responsible for the arousal and regulation of emotion, motivation, memory, and other mental processes.

What is the bundle of nerve fibers that carries information between the brain's right and left hemispheres?

Evolutionary psychology is the branch of psychology that looks at _____.

Three structures included in the hindbrain are the:

When an axon is not stimulated, it is in a polarized state called _____.

Neurotransmitters perform different functions, such as:

Three structures associated with the brain stem are the _____.

Yuri works as a switchboard operator at a busy company. He directs incoming calls from all over the world to appropriate departments for processing. His job can be compared to the job of the _____ in your brain.

With regard to behavior, when adopted children resemble their adopted family's behavior, this is evidence for the _____.

_____ are suspected causes in disorders such as Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia.

Chemicals that are manufactured by endocrine glands and circulated in the bloodstream to change or maintain bodily functions are called _____.