According to the Chapter, School Is Analogous to a Conveyer

question 14

Multiple Choice

According to the chapter, school is analogous to a conveyer belt with people of all social classes getting on at the same time. They leave the conveyer belt

• A) by social class-the lower the class, the longer the ride.
• B) by social class-the lower the class, the shorter the ride.
• C) with all the necessary skills and abilities that prepare them to be citizens of a democracy.
• D) with all the necessary skills and abilities that prepare them for college.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Brain

The brain is the complex organ located in the skull that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals, responsible for processing sensory information, regulating bodily functions, and enabling thought, memory, and emotion.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column, transmitting neural signals between the brain and the body.

Stem Cells

Undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and can divide to produce more stem cells.