KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 108 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient has been hospitalized with skull trauma. His examination established absence of volitional movements of his head and neck muscles. What part of brain can cause this effect if damaged?
- A. Inferior frontal (Broca’s) gyrus
- B. Lower part of precentral gyrus
- C. Upper part of precentral gyrus
- D. Lower part of postcentral gyrus
- E. Upper part of postcentral gyrus
Hint
Recall the somatotopic map of the primary motor cortex and where the head region is represented along it.
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