The Division of the Nervous System That Consists of the Brain

question 214

Multiple Choice

The division of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord is the ________ system.

• A) peripheral nervous
• B) primary nervous
• C) endocrine
• D) central nervous

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Definitions:

Ribosomes

Molecular machines within cells that synthesize proteins by translating mRNA sequences into polypeptide chains.

mRNA

Messenger RNA is a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.

DNA Template

A strand of DNA that serves as a guide for the synthesis of complementary RNA or DNA strands.

Transcription

Process in which enzymes use DNA as a template to assemble RNA. Part of gene expression.