The Brain Structure That Results in Continuous Sleep When Severely

question 134

Multiple Choice

The brain structure that results in continuous sleep when severely damaged and produces arousal and alertness when electrically stimulated is the

• A) hypothalamus.
• B) pons.
• C) ascending reticular activating system.
• D) thalamus.

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A cellular process that cuts the chromosome count by half, thereby generating gametes or spores.

Asexual Reproduction

A mode of reproduction where offspring are produced by a single parent without the involvement of gamete fusion.

Corms

Short, vertical, swollen underground plant stems that function as storage organs to survive winter or dry seasons.

Rhizomes

Underground plant stems capable of producing the shoot and root systems of a new plant, commonly seen in ginger and bamboo.