The Complex Network of Tiny Islands of Gray Matter in the Brain

question 76

Multiple Choice

The complex network of tiny islands of gray matter in the brain, that upon receiving incoming sensory impulses responds by activating wakefulness in the cerebral cortex, is the

• A)dentate nucleus.
• B)reticular formation.
• C)limbic system.
• D)corpora quadrigemina.

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