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Question
what tract of the spinal cord carries motor information from the brain?
answers: a - e
a spinocerebellar tract
b posterior column
c anterolateral system
d corticospinal tract
e medial lemniscus
The corticospinal tract is responsible for carrying motor information from the brain to the spinal cord. The spinocerebellar tract (A) is involved in proprioception. The posterior column (B) and medial lemniscus (E) are related to sensory (touch, vibration) pathways. The anterolateral system (C) is for pain, temperature, and crude touch. So the correct answer is D as it specifically pertains to motor information from the brain.
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D. Corticospinal tract