The Primary Type of Movement Permitted at a Pivot Joint

question 11

Multiple Choice

The primary type of movement permitted at a pivot joint is

• A) rotation.
• B) circumduction.
• C) abduction and adduction.
• D) All of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Transcription

Transcription is the process that takes place when RNA polymerase reads a coding sequence of DNA and produces a complementary strand of RNA, called messenger RNA (mRNA).

Translation

Translation is the process that takes place when a strand of mRNA is decoded by a ribosome to produce a protein.

Mature RNA Transcript

The final form of RNA after processing, which includes splicing and modifications, ready for translation into a protein.

Primary RNA Transcript

The initial RNA copy made from a DNA template during transcription before any modifications occur.