One Day While Gardening, Greg Tripped Over a Coil of Wound-Up

question 10

Multiple Choice

One day while gardening, Greg tripped over a coil of wound-up hose and fell face first on the pavement. He suffered damage to his hippocampal region, and while recovering in the hospital, he consistently greeted his friends and family as though he was seeing them again for the first time in ages, and he often forgot what he was doing during the day. However, he could still recall, without effort, adventures from his teenage years. Greg likely has:

• A)retrograde amnesia.
• B)anterograde amnesia.
• C)long-term potentiation.
• D)short-term potentiation.

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Definitions:

Axis

A line or reference around which something rotates or is symmetrically arranged, often used in geometry and physics to describe orientation.

Hormone

A naturally occurring compound in the body that directs and controls the operation of specific cells or organs.

Endosperm

A material formed within the seeds of the majority of flowering plants after fertilization, providing nutrition to the growing embryo.