The Planning of Motor Movements Seems to Be the Primary

question 2

Multiple Choice

The planning of motor movements seems to be the primary responsibility of neural circuits in the _____.

• A) premotor cortex
• B) primary motor cortex
• C) posterior cortex
• D) prefrontal cortex

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Definitions:

Arachnoid mater

A delicate membrane that is one of the three layers of the meninges, situated between the dura mater and the pia mater, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.

Interneurons

Structures found only in the central nervous system that link sensory and motor neurons together.

Efferent nerves

Nerves that carry signals away from the central nervous system to effectors like muscles and glands, facilitating action and response.

Afferent nerves

Nerves that carry sensory signals from the body's periphery toward the central nervous system.