The Cerebellum

question 101

Multiple Choice

The cerebellum:

• A) is important for coordinating body movement.
• B) is the gray matter covering the entire surface of the brain.
• C) is the same thing as the brain stem.
• D) is in the anterior portion of the brain, just above the eyes.
• E) is one of the basal nuclei that is found deep inside the cerebrum.

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Definitions:

RNA

Ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells that plays a critical role in coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes.

Frameshift Mutations

Genetic mutations caused by insertions or deletions of a number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not divisible by three, leading to a disruption of the reading frame during protein synthesis.

Base Pairs

Pairs of nucleotides that form the building blocks of the DNA double helix, with adenine pairing with thymine, and cytosine pairing with guanine.

Insertion

The attachment site of a muscle tendon to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts.