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SAVANNAHHOOPER23

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In a simple experiment, Galvani disproved the hydraulic nerve-muscle model proposed by Descartes. Galvani removed a nerve and its attached muscle fibers from a frog and showed that ________ of the nerve caused ________ of the muscle.
 
  a. electrical stimulation; relaxation
  b. electrical stimulation; contraction
  c. chemical stimulation; contraction
  d. pressurization; relaxation
  e. chemical stimulation; relaxation

Question 2

According to Descartes, the ________ was the point of interaction in the brain where the mind controlled the physical body.
 
  a. hypothalamus
  b. corpus callosum
  c. amygdala
  d. hippocampus
  e. pineal body


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. electrical stimulation; contraction

Answer to Question 2

Answer: e. pineal body


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