The patient is awake many times during brain surgery. In an operation to remove a brain tumor, Dr. Judson accidentally poked a certain area of the cerebrum, whereupon the patient said, "Why is my arm being tickled?" What area was poked?

A) medulla B) occipital lobe
C) primary somatosensory area D) pons


Answer: C

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