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#Question id: 21250

A 56-year-old female was diagnosed with a tumor near the base of the skull, impinging on her optic tract. Which of the following statements about the central visual pathway is correct?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. The fibers from each temporal hemiretina decussate in the optic chiasm, so that the fibers in the optic tracts are those from the temporal half of one retina and the nasal half of the other
  2. In the geniculate body, the fibers from the nasal half of one retina and the temporal half of the other synapse on the cells whose axons form the geniculocalcarine tract.
  3. Layers 2 and 3 of the visual cortex contain clusters of cells called globs that contain a high concentration of cytochrome oxidase.
  4. Complex cells have a preferred orientation of a linear stimulus and, compared to simple cells, are more dependent on the location of the stimulus within the visual field.
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#Question id: 56

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Trace elements are those required by an organism in only minute quantities. Which of the following is a trace element that is required by humans and other vertebrates, but not by other organisms such as bacteria or plants?
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#Question id: 57

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

A(n) ________ has charge but negligible mass, whereas a(n) ________ has mass but no charge.
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#Question id: 58

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

A covalent chemical bond is one in which ________.
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#Question id: 59

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Nitrogen (N) normally forms three covalent bonds with a valence of five. However, ammonium has four covalent bonds, each to a different hydrogen (H) atom (H has a valence of one). What do you predict to be the charge on ammonium?
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#Question id: 64

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Testosterone and estradiol are male and female sex hormones, respectively, in many vertebrates. In what way(s) do these molecules differ from each other? Testosterone and estradiol ________.
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#Question id: 64

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Testosterone and estradiol are male and female sex hormones, respectively, in many vertebrates. In what way(s) do these molecules differ from each other? Testosterone and estradiol ________.