What is the correct order for how information would travel to cause someone to start walking?
A) basal nuclei - thalamus - corticospinal tract - sensory cortex - motor cortex - skeletal muscle
B) corticospinal tract - thalamus - sensory cortex - basal nuclei - motor cortex - skeletal muscle
C) sensory cortex - basal nuclei - thalamus - motor cortex - corticospinal tract - skeletal muscle
D) thalamus - basal nuclei - motor cortex - association cortex - corticospinal tract - skeletal muscle

Question

What is the correct order for how information would travel to cause someone to start walking?
A) basal nuclei -> thalamus -> corticospinal tract -> sensory cortex -> motor cortex -> skeletal muscle
B) corticospinal tract -> thalamus -> sensory cortex -> basal nuclei -> motor cortex -> skeletal muscle
C) sensory cortex -> basal nuclei -> thalamus -> motor cortex -> corticospinal tract -> skeletal muscle
D) thalamus -> basal nuclei -> motor cortex -> association cortex -> corticospinal tract -> skeletal muscle

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Information from sensory receptors travels to the primary sensory cortex, which sends the information to the basal nuclei to initiate movement. The thalamus relays this information to the motor cortex, which plans and initiates the movement. The corticospinal tract then carries the signal from the motor cortex to the skeletal muscle to carry out the movement.

What Is the Correct Order for How Information Would Travel