In Your Research Lab You Observe a Number of Brain

question 39

Multiple Choice

In your research lab you observe a number of brain sections under the microscope from various phases of development in a mouse embryo. You notice that in the later sections, fewer neurons are present. What might you conclude?

• A) The mouse has a disorder that affects neuronal development and would not have lived to adulthood.
• B) As the cells died, they likely caused damage to adjacent cells due to release of intracellular contents.
• C) The mouse is developing normally and the neuronal loss is expected.
• D) The neurons likely died because they were inappropriately attacked due to the immature immune system.

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