Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134396026
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 22RQ
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The individual is able to move or walk again as he is suffered from fractured skull when a beam falls on his head and there is severe damage to the primary motor cortex.
Concept introduction:
Primary motor cortexes also called upper motor neuron and they have the neurons in which cell bodies lies in a CNS processing center. The density of motor units involved in controlling the region is directly proportional to the area of primary motor cortex for the specific body regions.
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Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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