The establishment of emotional states is a function of the (a) limbic system, (b) tectum, (c) mammillary bodies, (d) thalamus.

A police officer has just stopped Bill on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The officer asks Bill to walk the yellow line on the road and then to place the tip of his index finger on the tip of his nose. How would these activities indicate Bill's level of sobriety? Which part of the brain is being tested by these activities?

What are the two primary functional roles of the cerebellum?

What varied roles does the hypothalamus play in the body?

Stimulation of which part of the brain would produce sensations of hunger and thirst?

Damage to the hippocampus, a component of the limbic system, leads to (a) a loss of emotion due to forgetfulness, (b) a loss of consciousness, (c) a loss of long-term memory, (d) an immediate loss of short-term memory.

Which structure in the brain is your A&P instructor referring to when talking about a nucleus that resembles a sea horse and that is important in the storage and retrieval of long-term memories? In which functional system of the brain is it located?

What cellular mechanisms identified in animal studies are thought to be involved in memory formation and storage?

What physiological activities distinguish non-REM sleep from REM sleep?