Choose the Most Appropriate Description for Each Term

question 66

Multiple Choice

Choose the most appropriate description for each term
-acetylcholine 

• A)integrates body position, motions, balance
• B)stimulates body wall contraction in cnidarians
• C)messages from here influence sleep and wakefulness
• D)the cortical region that coordinates muscles required for speech
• E)all parts of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
• F)induces skeletal muscle contraction and slows cardiac muscle contraction
• G)control center for breathing, heart rate, and reflexes such as coughing and sneezing
• H)axons of the central nervous system that are sheathed with fatty myelin
• I)often called the "emotional-visceral brain"
• J)consists of sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
• K)membrane coverings over brain and spinal cord
• L)part of the brainstem; plays roles in reward-based learning and voluntary movements
• M)bundle of axons that connect right and left cerebral hemispheres
• N)responsible for "rest and digest" response
• O)contains centers concerned with body temperature regulation and with salt and water balance

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Definitions:

Blastocyst

A stage of early development in mammals that consists of a spherical cell mass formed by a blastula undergoing implantation.

Placenta

A structure that forms within the uterus during pregnancy, supplying the fetus with nutrients and oxygen while eliminating its waste.

Physiological Components

Physiological Components refer to the various physical and functional parts of an organism or its systems, which contribute to life processes.

Fetus

The developing human from roughly eight weeks after conception until birth, during which significant growth and development occur.