Messages from the Brain to the Various Muscles and Glands

question 271

Multiple Choice

Messages from the brain to the various muscles and glands in the body begin their journey in the ________.

• A) primary motor cortex
• B) sensory projection areas
• C) primary somatosensory cortex
• D) association areas

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Definitions:

Enucleate Egg Cell

An egg cell that has had its nucleus removed, used in cloning and certain biotechnological applications to create an embryo by inserting a nucleus from a donor cell.

Fuse Mammary Cell

A technique used in biotechnology and genetic engineering where mammary cells are fused for various purposes, including the production of genetically engineered proteins in the milk of livestock.

Cancer Driver Genes

Genes whose mutations or alterations contribute directly to the development and progression of cancer.

Enucleate Egg Cell

An egg cell that has had its nucleus removed, used in certain scientific and reproductive technologies, including cloning.