Choose the Most Appropriate Description for Each Term

question 52

Multiple Choice

Choose the most appropriate description for each term
-corpus callosum

• 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:

Physical Responses

Bodily reactions to external stimuli, including physiological changes like heart rate increase or sweating.

Psychological Responses

Emotional or mental reactions to stimuli or experiences, influenced by individual perception and cognitive processes.

Stress

A physical, mental, or emotional response to events that causes bodily or mental tension.

Acculturative Stress

The psychological impact of adapting to a new culture, often experienced by people who immigrate or integrate into a different society.