Before Proceeding to the Cerebral Cortex, Input from All Sensory

question 44

Multiple Choice

 Before proceeding to the cerebral cortex, input from all sensory systems except smell converges on the

• A) hypothalamus.
• B) thalamus.
• C) amygdala.
• D) hippocampus

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Definitions:

Ventricles

Hollow chambers within the heart or brain that play key roles in pumping blood throughout the body or circulating cerebrospinal fluid, respectively.

Oxygenated Blood

Blood that has been enriched with oxygen from the lungs and is being transported by the arteries to the rest of the body.

Left Atrium

The left atrium is one of the four chambers of the heart, receiving oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumping it into the left ventricle.

Pulmonary Arteries

Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for gas exchange.