When a Person Is Stressed, the Prolonged Exposure to the Hormones

question 7

Multiple Choice

When a person is stressed, the prolonged exposure to the hormones called glucocorticoids likely:

• A)increases dendritic branching in the hippocampus.
• B)kills cells in the hippocampus.
• C)decreases glial numbers.
• D)increases spatial memory.

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