As Molly is walking across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and

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As Molly is walking across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. This mobilization of energy is due to the action 16. of Mollys a. sympathetic nervous system b. parasympathetic nervous system c. skeletal nervous system d somatic nervous system 17. Glial cells make up a. 90 percentof the brain's cells. b. 10 percent c. 70 percent d. 80 percent I8. If you are interested in how patterns, beliefs, and customs influence behavior, you are interested in the b. sociocultural d. psychodynamic perspective. a. behavioral c. cognitive The two main divisions of the nervous system are the __ __ and 19, a. brain; spinal cord b. glands; muscles c. autonomic; somatic nervous systems d. peripheral nervous system; central nervous system 20. During action potential, the electrical charge inside the neuron is the electrical charge outside the neuron. a. negative compared to b. positive compared to c. larger than d. smaller than Darla was in an automobile accident that resulted in an injury to her brain. Her sense of touch has been affected. Which part of the brain is the most likely site of the damage? a. temporal lobe 21. occipital lobe c. parietal lobes d. frontal lobe

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16. a. Sympathetic Nervous System which helps in teh ability to be active and in the defense mechanism of the fight or flight response.

17. d. 80% of the human brain is made up of glia cells which surround neurons and provide support and insulation to them.

18. b. Sociocultural perspective which is the perspective that seeks to understand how behavior and other mental processes are shaped by racec, culture and other social or cultural factors

19. d. Central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system

20. a. During action potential, there are more sodium ions on the outside compared to the inside of the neuron, the elctrical charge is negative compared to the outside.

21. c. The Parietal lobe processes the messages received from the 5 sense of sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste.

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