What Area of the Brain Contains the Primary Motor Cortex

question 702

Multiple Choice

What area of the brain contains the primary motor cortex, which is where voluntary commands to skeletal muscles are generated?

• A) postcentral gyrus
• B) precentral gyrus
• C) occipital lobe
• D) temporal lobe

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