The spinal tracts that regulate voluntary motor control of skeletal muscles on the opposite side of the body are the ________.
A) corticospinal tracts
B) rubrospinal tracts
C) reticulospinal tracts
D) vestibulospinal tracts
E) spinothalamic tracts

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The corticospinal tracts are responsible for voluntary motor control of skeletal muscles on the opposite side of the body. The other tracts listed may have roles in motor control, but not specifically for voluntary control on the opposite side of the body.

The Spinal Tracts That Regulate Voluntary Motor Control of Skeletal