The Corticospinal Pathways

question 40

Multiple Choice

The corticospinal pathways

• A)are descending motor pathways.
• B)begin in the cortex of the cerebellum.
• C)consist of many interneurons linked synaptically.
• D)are composed of alpha motor neurons.
• E)bring sensory information from the spinal cord to the somatosensory region of the cerebral cortex. 

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