Three-year-old Jessica proudly shows you how she can wiggle her left big toe in the sand. Where precisely are the pyramidal cells that allow her to perform this movement? (Name the side, lobe, and region of the brain.) Where are the cell bodies of the neurons that these pyramidal cells synapse with?

Three-year-old Jessica proudly shows you how she can wiggle her left big toe in the sand. Where precisely are the pyramidal cells that allow her to perform this movement? (Name the side, lobe, and region of the brain.) Where are the cell bodies of the neurons that these pyramidal cells synapse with?

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781285866932

Author:Lauralee Sherwood

Publisher:Lauralee Sherwood

Chapter5: The Central Nervous System

Section: Chapter Questions

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