Roger Romeo, Always the Confident and Self-Assured Man-About-Campus, Is Dismayed

question 34

Multiple Choice

Roger Romeo, always the confident and self-assured man-about-campus, is dismayed to find that every time he smells the perfume his first girlfriend wore, he gets tears in his eyes and a lump in his throat. What is the most likely physiological explanation for this involuntary response?

• A) The frontal lobe controls motor activity, which is inhibited by smell.
• B) The substantia nigra secretes dopamine, which inhibits his corpus striatum, and causes emotional responses (i.e., acting like a "dope").
• C) The mammillary bodies in the hypothalamus produce strong reflexive physical and emotional responses to odors and memories.
• D) The temporal lobe evaluates auditory and olfactory input.
• E) The comparator function of the cerebellum compares old and new smells.

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Definitions:

Releasing Hormones

Hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that trigger the release of other hormones from the anterior pituitary gland.

Anterior Pituitary

The front lobe of the pituitary gland, which secretes hormones that regulate growth, metabolism, and reproductive functions.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Sella Turcica

A saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone at the base of the human skull, housing the pituitary gland.