Exposure to a Traumatic Event May Cause the Hippocampus to Decrease

question 18

True/False

Exposure to a traumatic event may cause the hippocampus to decrease in size.

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Definitions:

Ejaculation

The forceful expulsion of semen from the body, typically occurring as a climax of sexual arousal.

Seminal Vesicle

A gland in males that secretes a significant portion of the fluid that makes up semen.

Secondary Oocyte

An intermediate cell in human and animal oogenesis, resulting from the first meiotic division of the primary oocyte, ready for fertilization.

Gametes

Gametes are the reproductive cells (sperm in males and eggs in females) that contain half the genetic information of an organism and can combine to form a new organism.