In Violation of the Posted Rules, Mahalia Was Standing in Front

question 8

Multiple Choice

In violation of the posted rules, Mahalia was standing in front of the yellow line on the public bus. When the bus made a sudden stop, Mahalia was thrown forward and hit her head on the windshield. Weeks later in the hospital, she had no memory of anything that had happened since the accident. She has most likely experienced an injury to her ________.

• A)hippocampus
• B)cerebral cortex
• C)thalamus
• D)amygdala

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