If Its Amygdala Is Damaged, a Monkey

question 24

Multiple Choice

If its amygdala is damaged, a monkey:

• A)loses the ability to encode new long-term memories.
• B)loses its fear of snakes and other natural predators.
• C)has complete amnesia for previously learned classically conditioned responses.
• D)shows the classic symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

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Definitions:

Allantois

An embryonic membrane in reptiles, birds, and mammals that is involved in respiration and excretion.

Fertilization

The process of a sperm cell joining with an ovum (egg cell) to form a zygote, initiating the development of a new organism.

Cleavage

The division of cells in the early embryo following fertilization, leading to the formation of a multicellular organism.

Gastrulation

A phase early in embryonic development during which the single-layered blastula reorganizes into a multilayered structure, forming the embryonic germ layers.