The Nurse Knows the Reticular Activating System (RAS)

question 2

Multiple Choice

The nurse knows the reticular activating system (RAS) :

• A) records brain waves and other variables.
• B) relays motor impulse to the hypothalamus.
• C) influences patterns of biological functioning.
• D) is affected by the light-dark cycle.

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