HUMAN ANATOMY
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Chapter 14.2, Problem 6BYGO
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To describe:
The anterior and posterior roots of a spinal nerve and to distinguish them as motor or sensory.
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Motor control can be defined as the systematic control of movement in organisms which contains a nervous system. The primary motor cortex (M1) is the main area of the brain that is involved in the motor function. M1 is present in the frontal lobe of the brain.
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HUMAN ANATOMY
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