The Mesolimbic Pathway Projects from the ________ to the ________

question 109

Multiple Choice

The mesolimbic pathway projects from the ________ to the ________.

• A) ventral tegmental area; frontal cortex
• B) globus pallidus; ventral tegmental area
• C) midbrain; cingulate cortex
• D) ventral tegmental area; nucleus accumbens and amygdala
• E) substantia nigra; caudate

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Definitions:

Amoebozoans

A group of amoeba-like eukaryotes, characterized by their amorphous shape and movement through cytoplasmic streaming.

Flagella

Long, whip-like appendages that protrude from the cell body of certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, used for locomotion or sensory functions.

Serial Endosymbiosis

The hypothesis that certain organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts originated as symbiotic prokaryotes that lived inside other free-living prokaryotic cells.

Mitochondria

Organelles found in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, responsible for producing energy through the process of oxidative phosphorylation.