After an Automobile Accident, Randy Experienced a Series of Severe

question 65

Multiple Choice

After an automobile accident, Randy experienced a series of severe seizures. After the seizures stopped, Randy's ability to form new memories was greatly impaired. Which brain structure was most likely damaged by the severe seizures?

• A)the hypothalamus
• B)the hippocampus
• C)the somatosensory cortex
• D)the thalamus

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Definitions:

XX Chromosomes

A pair of sex chromosomes that typically determines that an individual will develop female physical traits in humans.

Alleles

Variants or different forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

Locus

The specific physical location of a gene or DNA sequence on a chromosome.

Heterozygous

Having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes, resulting in variation in genetic traits.