A college student is having difficulty staying awake during the day and sleeping through the night. Her difficulties are MOST likely due to problems in the __________
a) hippocampus
b) pons
c) medulla
d) cerebellum
ANS: B, The pons plays a role in sleep, dreaming, and consciousness.
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Shortly after birth, David's head began to grow. A shunt was placed in his skull to drain fluid. He has seizures, trouble seeing, and mild intellectual deficits. David's most likely diagnosis is __________.
A. microcephaly B. phenylketonuria C. Turner's syndrome D. hydrocephaly
The glial cell is the basic unit of communication in the human nervous system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Why are frequency data considered nominal?
a. Because there is a name for each category b. Because there cannot be part of a person in a given category c. Because we use a chi square test to analyze them d. Because they are nonparametric
A drug that specifically killed _____________ cells would be expected to alter the physical and nutritional support of brain cells.
A. phagocyte B. Schwann C. microglia D. astrocyte