Multiple choice

Select the incorrect statement regarding the spinal cord.

  1. Sensory information on pain and temperature is delivered by the spinothalamic system .

  2. Sensory information is transmitted up the dorsal column system.

  3. The corticospinal tract is mainly implicated with regular distal motor control.

  4. The cervical spinal cord stimulates the arms.

  5. The spinal cord is highly organized with decending sensory pathways.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The spinal cord is highly organised with ascending sensory pathways, descending motor tracts, motor neurones that strengthen, muscles and interneurones that commands both sensory and motor information.

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