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Which area of the frontal lobe is responsible for requiring the least amount of electrical current to elicit movement?
Which area of the frontal lobe is responsible for requiring the least amount of electrical current to elicit movement?
- Supplementary motor areas
- Motor cortex on each side of the brain
- Primary motor cortex (M1) (correct)
- Premotor cortex
Where do the majority of descending motor tracts decussate before passing down to the spinal cord?
Where do the majority of descending motor tracts decussate before passing down to the spinal cord?
- Thalamus
- Medullary level (correct)
- Pons
- Cerebellum
Which side of the brain is affected by a lesion or damage that produces paralysis on the right side of the body?
Which side of the brain is affected by a lesion or damage that produces paralysis on the right side of the body?
- Right side of the brain
- Frontal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Left side of the brain (correct)
Which area of the frontal lobe encodes complex patterns of motor output requiring higher levels of electrical current for stimulation?
Which area of the frontal lobe encodes complex patterns of motor output requiring higher levels of electrical current for stimulation?
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Where is the primary motor cortex located?
Where is the primary motor cortex located?
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