Plasticity Refers to the Brain's Capacity to

question 121

Multiple Choice

Plasticity refers to the brain's capacity to

• A) automatically regulate heartbeat and breathing.
• B) generate a sense of conscious awareness.
• C) build new neural pathways.
• D) transmit information between the two cerebral hemispheres.

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Definitions:

Filtration Slits

Narrow gaps between the podocytes in the kidneys that allow for the filtration of blood, serving a crucial role in the formation of urine.

Podocyte Processes

Extensions of podocytes, cells in the kidney that wrap around capillaries of the glomerulus, playing a key role in the filtration of blood.

Juxtaglomerular Apparatus

A specialized structure in the kidney that regulates blood pressure and the filtration rate of the glomerulus.

Afferent Arteriole

The small artery that carries blood toward the nephrons in the kidney.