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Hormones are the chemical messengers of the A) autonomic nervous system. B) endo

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Question

Hormones are the chemical messengers of the A) autonomic nervous system. B) endocrine system. C) limbic system. D) reticular formation. . The brainstem is to basic survival functions, as the limbic system is to: A) language comprehension B) muscular coordination C) respiration D) emotion A doughnut-shaped neural system between the brain's older parts and the cerebral hemispheres is known as the A) angular gyrus. B) limbic system C) reticular formation. D) peripheral nervous system. Your conscious awareness of your own name and self-identity depends primarily on the normal functioning of your A) cerebellum. B) amygdala. C) hypothalamus. D) cerebral cortex. The capacity of a brain arca to reorganize in response to damage is known as A) tomography. B) rebound. C) resonance. D) plasticity. Our inability to consciously process all the sensory information available to us at any single moment best illustrates the need for A) circadian rhythms. B) selective attention. C) REM rebound. D) sleep apnea. Which of the following muscles are controlled by the somatic nervous system? A) B) C) D) stomach muscles involved in digestion muscles that contract and relax the bladder skeletal muscles, such as muscles of the arm and hand muscles that dilate and contract pupils

Explanation / Answer

1. The correct answer is option B. The endocrine system is the collection of glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system.

2. The correct answer is option D. The limbic system is usually under control of the "thinking brain" but the lesions of the amygdala(part of limbic system) reduce responses to stress. It helps control corticosteroid production.

3. The correct answer is option B.