Several Areas of the Limbic System Act as Reward, or "Pleasure

question 599

Multiple Choice

Several areas of the limbic system act as reward, or "pleasure," pathways with many overlapping with the areas that control thirst, sex, and hunger in the

• A)cerebellum.
• B)reticular formation.
• C)hippocampus.
• D)hypothalamus.

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Definitions:

Mesonephros

A phase in the development of the vertebrate urinary and reproductive organs, serving as a temporary kidney during certain stages of embryonic development.

Pronephros

The most primitive form of the kidney found in embryonic development of vertebrates, functioning temporarily before giving way to more advanced kidney forms.

Allantois

An embryonic membrane in eggs and some mammals that deals with respiratory gas exchange and the management of waste.

Bulbus Cordis

End of the embryonic cardiac tube where blood leaves the heart; becomes part of the ventricle.