Approximately One-Third of U

question 27

Multiple Choice

Approximately one-third of U.S.young people with a high school diploma

• A) drop out of college.
• B) attend a technical school.
• C) have no current plans to go to college.
• D) leave the country to study abroad.

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Definitions:

Medial Geniculate Nucleus

A part of the thalamus that acts as a relay station for auditory information on its way to the cerebral cortex.

Inferior Colliculus

One of two rounded eminences of the midbrain; involved with hearing.

Cochlear Nucleus

Neurons from the cochlear nerve synapse within the dorsal or ventral cochlear nucleus in the superior medulla oblongata.

Tectorial Membrane

A structure in the inner ear that plays a key role in the process of hearing by interacting with hair cells on the organ of Corti.