A Fetus Possesses a Mutation That Causes the Diencephalon Region

question 64

Multiple Choice

A fetus possesses a mutation that causes the diencephalon region of the developing brain to cease growing. Which structures in the mature brain will be missing/abnormal if the fetus survives to birth and childhood?

• A)The cerebellum
• B)The thalamus, pineal gland, and hypothalamus
• C)The cerebrum
• D)The pons, midbrain, and medulla

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