The Sum of All Chemical Activities Taking Place in an Organism

question 41

Multiple Choice

The sum of all chemical activities taking place in an organism is:

• A) anabolism.
• B) catabolism.
• C) metabolism.
• D) dehydration synthesis.
• E) condensation reactions.

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Definitions:

Reticular Formation

Midbrain area in which nuclei and fiber pathways are mixed, producing a netlike appearance; associated with sleep–wake behavior and behavioral arousal; also called the reticular activating system (RAS).

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles.

Orienting Responses

The instinctive redirection of attention toward a new or important stimulus, often involving physical positioning toward the stimulus.

Superior and Inferior Colliculi

Paired structures in the midbrain involved in visual and auditory reflexes; the superior colliculi in processing visual information and inferior colliculi in processing auditory information.