Dr. Chapin has just finished a delicate brain operation. He turns to a group of interns and says, "She probably lost about 1000 ___________, but since she still has over 100 billion left, she should recover nicely."
Dr. Chapin was most likely referring to:
a) medullary cells
b) neurons
c) dendrites
d) mammillary bodies
ANS: B, There are about 100 billion neurons in the human brain, so the loss of a 1000 would probably result in negligible effects.
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