Brain mapping shows that sensory and motor functions in the human cerebral cortex are arranged
A) randomly.
B) by size of body part.
C) by location of body part.
D) by number of neurons required.
E) by number of glial cells required.

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Sensory and motor functions in the human cerebral cortex are arranged by the location of the body part. This is known as a somatotopic organization, where neighboring regions of the cortex represent adjacent body parts. For example, the region of the cortex devoted to the hand is adjacent to the region devoted to the arm, which is adjacent to the region devoted to the shoulder, and so on.

Brain Mapping Shows That Sensory and Motor Functions in the Human