You are sitting on a stool when suddenly you lean back
and fall off the stool, hitting the back of your head on the floor. You "see stars" as you try to sit back up. This sensation of "seeing stars" occurrs because
a. neurons in your occipital lobe are stimulated.
b. your eyes are jarred to the extent stars are seen.
c. neurons in your retina are stimulated.
d. neurons in your hypothalamus are stimulated.
ANSWER: a
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