People with damage to the hippocampus seem to be unable to remember recent events even though their memory of events before the damage remains intact. This seems to indicate that the hippocampus is involved in
A) producing hormones that control the memory neurons of the cerebrum.
B) retrieving memories.
C) generating new neurons in the cerebellum.
D) transferring information from short-term memory into long-term memory.
E) recognizing similar events.
D
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A. on the plasma membrane. B. inside the nucleus. C. on ribosomes. D. on the nuclear membrane. E. on spliceosomes.
Determination ____, while differentiation ____
a. is a cell's commitment to a developmental fate; is a cell's development into specialized cell types b. is a cell's development into specialized cell types; is a cell's commitment to a developmental fate c. is permanent; is reversible d. is a result of a cell's own genetic program; is a result of influence by other cells e. results in the final fate of a cell; results in determination
Which respiratory control center sets basic breathing rate by acting as the primary stimulator of
inhalation?
a. the ventral interneuron group b. the pons interneuron groups c. the carotid bodies d. the dorsal respiratory group e. the aortic bodies
The various endemic cichlid species of Lake Victoria have suffered losses in their population numbers and species due to the introduction of
A. a new ectoparasite that lives on the gills. B. a new algae species. C. a fish hawk. D. the Nile crocodile. E. the Nile perch.