Our Most Rapid and Automatic Emotional Responses May Result from the Routing

question 56

Multiple Choice

Our most rapid and automatic emotional responses may result from the routing of sensory input through the thalamus directly to the

• A)hippocampus.
• B)hypothalamus.
• C)cerebellum.
• D)amygdala.

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Definitions:

Suspensory Ligaments

Fibrous tissues that support an organ or structure, such as the ligaments supporting the lens of the eye, allowing it to change shape for focusing.

Ciliary Muscles

A group of muscles located in the eye that adjust the lens shape to help focus light on the retina.

Lens

A transparent, biconvex structure in the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina, enabling clear vision.

11-cis-retinal

A form of vitamin A that plays a key role in the photoreception process by changing shape when it absorbs light.