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True or false: Control of circulation and digestion is accomplished by the cerebral cortex.

True or false: Lysosomes are involved in the process of synthesizing a peptide hormone to be secreted out of the cell.

What is acetylcholinesterase?

Which of these would be an example of a conditioned reflex?

The sense of smell is strongly tied to memories and mood. What is the physiological explanation for this relationship?

True or false: Triglyceride functions primarily for energy storage.

The withdrawal reflex is initiated by activation of what type of receptor?

True or false: ATP is directly required to cause both a graded potential and an action potential. (0.5 pts.)

Fred is 80 years old and experienced a mild stroke. Subsequently, he became prone to dehydration because he very rarely felt thirsty. This was complicated further by the fact that his body temperature increased rapidly in warm weather and he began urinating very frequently. Which part of the brain would you suspect to be impacted by the stroke?

An inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP) is associated with which of the following?