What Did the Supreme Court Rule in Planned Parenthood V

question 39

Multiple Choice

What did the Supreme Court rule in Planned Parenthood v. Casey?

• A) It broadened existing federal restrictions on the availability of abortion.
• B) It voided the "undue burden" test that had been used for rulings on the abortion issue.
• C) It accepted the validity of Justice O'Connor's position that state abortion restrictions are allowable if they are not "unduly burdensome."
• D) It established the "trimester" scheme, in which restrictions on abortion may be different in the first, second, and third trimesters of a pregnancy.
• E) It outlawed abortions funded with federal funds.

Describe the pathways and mechanisms through which sensory information is processed and integrated in the nervous system.

Explain the roles of specific brain regions in coordinating movement and maintaining balance.

Recognize the neural bases for sensory perception, including vision and somatosensory processing.

Understand the physiological and neurological bases of sleep, sleep disorders, and memory.

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Definitions:

Feature Detector

Neurons in the brain that are responsible for detecting specific features of the environment, such as lines, edges, or movement.

Visual System

The part of the central nervous system which enables organisms to process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions.

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell, which is the basic building block of the nervous system.

Feature Detector

A type of neuron in the brain that responds to specific attributes of a stimulus, such as angles or edges in vision.