If the ventral nerve root of a spinal nerve were destroyed,a person would lose _____ related to that pathway.
A) sensory perception
B) willed movement
C) only reflex activity
D) both reflex activity and sensation

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The ventral nerve root of a spinal nerve is responsible for motor output, meaning it carries signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles to initiate movement. Therefore, if the ventral nerve root were destroyed, a person would lose willed movement related to that pathway. Sensory perception and reflex activities are associated with the dorsal nerve root and other neural pathways, not the ventral nerve root.

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