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audragclark

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on: Jul 12, 2018

The ____ plays a role in processing emotions such as anxiety or fear and grows larger in response to stress, thereby producing more intense fear.
A) hypothalamus
B) amygdala
C) hippocampus
D) locus coeruleus
E) pituitary

Question 2

The ____ links the body's nervous and endocrine systems.
A) hypothalamus
B) amygdala
C) hippocampus
D) locus coeruleus
E) pituitary

dlook33

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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A

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