Julie Is Getting Ready for Final Exams

question 83

Multiple Choice

Julie is getting ready for final exams.She has three exams during the first 3 days of the exam period.To prepare,she has outlined a schedule that includes reviewing for her first exam on 1 day,her next exam on the following day,and her third exam on the third day.On each day,she has also allocated some time when she can watch TV or basically do nothing.Which statement BEST explains why Julie provides some time for leisure?

• A) Julie is not that smart and cannot study that long.
• B) Julie is slacking off and will most likely fail all of her finals.
• C) Julie realizes that there are benefits to leisure time that outweigh the costs of constant studying.
• D) Julie does not understand the importance of studying.

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The outer layer of an organ or structure, such as the cerebral cortex of the brain, which is involved in high-level functions including memory, attention, perception, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Deep Cerebral Nuclei

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Schwann Cell

A type of glial cell in the peripheral nervous system that wraps around nerve fibers, forming the myelin sheath, which helps in the rapid conduction of nerve impulses.

Myelin Sheath

The fatty layer that covers and insulates axons of many neurons, facilitating the rapid transmission of nerve impulses.