Which Animal's Body Part Would MOST Likely Have the Proportionally

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which animal's body part would MOST likely have the proportionally largest amount of somatosensory cortex devoted to it?

• A) horse's back
• B) camel's hump
• C) rat's whisker
• D) elephant's leg

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