Rita Has Always Wanted to Learn to Play the Piano

question 14

Multiple Choice

Rita has always wanted to learn to play the piano. At 40, she decides to take piano lessons. She picks the skill up quickly, partly, her teacher says, because she's so eager to learn. As she learns, the neurons in Rita's brain are changing to store the new information and habits; this is referred to as

• A) homeostasis
• B) evolution
• C) neuroplasticity
• D) lateralization

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Definitions:

Larynx

The voice box located in the neck through which air passes to the lungs, and contains vocal cords that produce sound.

Sinuses

Air-filled cavities located within the bones of the face and skull, connected to the nasal cavities.

Nasal Cavity

The large air-filled space behind the nose that is lined with mucosa and filters, warms, and moistens incoming air.

Tertiary Bronchi

The third level of branching airways in the lungs, conducting air to specific lung segments.