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olgavictoria

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What is the purpose of a sensory homunculus?
 
  a. It maps out the somatosensory cortex in relationship to the corresponding motor outputs.
  b. It delineates which areas of the somatosensory cortex require the greatest oxygen and glucose supply.
  c. It demonstrates how our sensory inputs are connected to the central nervous system.
  d. It shows how areas of the body are represented in the primary somatosensory cortex on the basis of sensitivity.

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The ________ cortex in the brain contains the primary somatosensory cortex which, among other jobs, processes ones perception of touch.
 
  a. occipital
  b. frontal
  c. temporal
  d. parietal


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
:D TYSM

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