Match These Descriptions with the Appropriate Brain Structure

question 38

Multiple Choice

Match these descriptions with the appropriate brain structure.
-A dense network of neurons in the core of the brain stem that arouses the cortex and screens incoming information.

• A)medulla
• B)reticular activating system
• C)pons
• D)cerebellum
• E)thalamus

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Definitions:

Reaction

A process in which substances interact to form new products, involving the reorganization of atoms or groups of atoms.

Ammonia

A compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3, characterized by its pungent smell and used as a fertilizer and cleaning agent.

2-Phenylethylamine

An organic compound with the formula C8H11N, characterized by a phenyl group attached to an ethylamine.

Toluene

A mono-substituted benzene derivative, where a methyl group replaces one hydrogen atom, used widely as an industrial solvent.