Beginning in the 17th and 18th Centuries,with New Technologies Including

question 79

Multiple Choice

Beginning in the 17th and 18th centuries,with new technologies including the light microscope,scientists began to make a series of important new discoveries showing that ____.

• A)a single nerve cell carries one type of information
• B)nerve cells use electrical impulses to transmit signals
• C)the mind works in isolation from the rest of the body
• D)chemical messengers facilitate communication in the brain

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Definitions:

Americas

The continents of North and South America, including the Central American and Caribbean regions, known for diverse cultures, histories, and ecological systems.

Affluent Society

A society that possesses a high level of wealth and consumption, often characterized by a high standard of living.

Marshall Sahlins

An American anthropologist known for his work on the structure of kinship and the evolution of societies and cultures.

Paleolithic

Referring to the earliest period of the Stone Age, characterized by the use of primitive stone tools and hunting and gathering as a way of life.