Coordination of Skeletal Muscle Activity Is One of the Functions

question 27

Multiple Choice

Coordination of skeletal muscle activity is one of the functions of the cerebellum. Another is .

• A) processing sensory information from the integument
• B) conscious control of skeletal muscle
• C) relaying visual information to the primary visual cortex
• D) control of balance and equilibrium

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