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4. Cranial nerve II, the optic nerve sends nerve impulses to the brain carrying information about the things we see. These nerve fibers most likely belong to which division of the nervous system?        

A phaser from the original Star Trek show, Justin Timberlake’s french toast sold at auction, and one of John Lennon’s guitars are all examples of how common objects can take on sacred meaning through which of the following sacralization processes?

6. Cranial nerves III (oculomotor), VII (facial), and IX (glossopharyngeal) supply the entire parasympathetic innervation of the head; however, only the preganglionic fibers lie within these three pairs of cranial nerves

17. Seventy percent of all sensory receptors are located in the ________.        

29. Which of the following best describes the function of the iris?        

14. An elevated ridge of the cortex is called a ________.        

Which of the following literary devices is best illustrated in the Pepto Bismol print advertisement below? The copy reads, “Food sits well with Pepto Bismol”

9.  Nuclei of cranial nerves V (trigeminal), VI (abducens), and VII (facial) are found in the ________.      

25. This is the stage of mitosis characterized by the alignment of the chromosomes in a ring along the inner circumference of the cell:  

33.  What is the main function of the rods in the eye?