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Motor cortex
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Physiology

Nervous system

Anatomy and physiology
Nervous system anatomy and physiology
Neuron action potential
Cerebral circulation
Blood brain barrier
Cerebrospinal fluid
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Ascending and descending spinal tracts
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Motor cortex
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The motor cortex is the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements. Classically the motor cortex is an area of the frontal lobe located in the dorsal precentral gyrus immediately anterior to the central sulcus.