While viewing a picture of a three-week-old embryo, Dr. Pecoraro points to something and says, "This structure will soon become a tube from which the brain and spinal cord will develop.". Dr. Pecoraro is pointing at

a. the neural plate
b. the corpus callosum.
c. the frontal cortex.
d. an axon.


Answer: a. the neural plate

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