Compared to the Hand, the Foot

question 103

Multiple Choice

Compared to the hand, the foot

• A) has more phalanges.
• B) has fewer metatarsals than the hand has metacarpals.
• C) has more tarsal bones than the hand has carpal bones.
• D) contains arches that help distribute body weight.
• E) has the same number of tarsal bones as the hand has carpal bones.

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Definitions:

Medial Temporal Lobe

A region of the brain crucial for the formation of new memories and associated with the limbic system.

State-dependent Memory

A phenomenon where a person's ability to recall information is improved when in the same state of consciousness as when the memory was formed.

Encoding

The method through which data is converted into a form that can be retained in memory.

Recall

The process of retrieving information from memory that has been previously encoded and stored.