PART II - Items A - E : MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE (Right Minus Wrong)- Each test item contains
two statements. Determine if these statements are true or false. Write the correct answer corresponding to the test item on
your sheet of paper following the direction given below:
WRITE:
A - if only the first statement is true
B - if only the second statement is true
C - if both statements are true
D - if both statements are false
_____A) 1. Chromosomes are threadlike structures that work in pairs.
2. Chromosomes carry the basic units of heredity called genes.
_____B) 1. The cerebrum plays an important
role in language and
abstract thinking.
2. The brain is part
of the autonomic nervous system.
_____C) 1. The thyroid gland is located in the throat.
2. Over-secretion of the growth hormone in early childhood
causes dwarfism.
_____D) 1. The axon transmit impulses from other neurons
toward the cell body.
2. The fissure that
separates the frontal lobe from the
parietal lobe is the lateral fissure.
_____E) 1. The hypothalamus plays an important role in eating
drinking, breathing and sexual behavior.
2. The pituitary gland is called the "master gland."
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