Resecting or Removing Regions of Cortex and Cutting the Corpus

question 60

Multiple Choice

Resecting or removing regions of cortex and cutting the corpus callosum are techniques that are usually used to

• A)alleviate severe chronic epilepsy.
• B)reduce the symptoms of depression.
• C)increase the functioning of dopaminergic cells in people with Parkinson's disease.
• D)relieve imbalances in neurotransmitter levels that can lead to Alzheimer's disease.

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Definitions:

Independent Assortment

A principle of genetics stating that genes for different traits are distributed to sex cells (& gametes) independently of one another.

Chromosome

A thread-like structure composed of DNA and protein that contains genetic information in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.

Barr Body

Dark-staining body in the cell nuclei of female mammals that contains a condensed, inactive X chromosome; named after its discoverer, Murray Barr.

Nuclei

Organelles found in eukaryotic cells that contain most of the cell's genetic material and are involved in controlling the cell's growth, metabolism, and reproduction.