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Identify the origin and laterality of the fibers indicated by the tip of the red arrow.

Identify the termination and laterality of the tract within the red dotted line.

Both the cerebrocerebellum and the spinocerebellum project to the red nucleus. Excluding the rubrospinal tract, the red nucleus then projects to the ________________.

Dopamine is released in striatum in a person with no basal ganglia pathology. In this case, the direct pathway shows ___________ population electrical activity and the indirect pathway shows _____________ population. This causes the VL of thalamus to increase electrical firing. Increased VL activity thereby leads to  ______________ movement.

The premotor cortex functions at which level of Hughlings Jackson and/or Luria’s hierarchical model? 

Which of the following is NOT true regarding cells in Area F5? 

Identify the vessel indicated by the tip of the blue arrow.  

Which of the following best describes the termination pattern of fibers to this structure?

Identify the structure indicated by the tip of the red arrow..  

A small motor unit allows ____________ while a large motor unit is useful for _____________.