The Area of Sensory Cortex Devoted to a Body Region

question 81

Multiple Choice

The area of sensory cortex devoted to a body region is relative to the

• A) size of the body region.
• B) distance of the body region from the brain.
• C) number of motor units in the region of the body.
• D) number of sensory receptors in the region of the body.
• E) size of the nerves that serve the region of the body.

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