Cortical Control of Movement: Primary motor cortex

Question 1

Primary motor cortex is located around the

Answer 1

precentral gyrus

Question 2

Primary motor motor cortex and somtotopic organization

Answer 2

Certain area of primary motor cortex controls movement of a specific part of body

Question 3

Stimulation of the primary motor cortex in animals

Answer 3

a. brief stimulation produces brief movements of various parts of body
b. prolonged stimulation produced complex movements

Question 4

Primary motor cortex receives input from

Answer 4

Primary sensory area

Question 5

Regarding the primary sensory area that outputs to primary motor cortex, input goes to the part of the

Answer 5

motor cortex that controls movement for the body area the sensory cortex received sensory information from.