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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 1 • GA-Essentials of Healthcare

The cerebral cortex is

Answer
A
located at the base of the skull and responsible for regulating the body’s vitalfunctions.
B
made up of neural structures in the center of the cerebrum, regulating thebody’s movements.
C
a thin layer of gray tissue responsible for thinking, movement, and processingsensory information.

Explanation

The cerebral cortex is the thin outer layer of gray matter covering the cerebrum. It helps with higher thought, voluntary movement, and processing sensory information, so choice C is correct. The structures described in A are associated with the brainstem, while B describes structures deeper within the brain rather than the cortex.

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