Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Locomotion is a function of the spinal cord.
2. Ascending signals in the spinal cord travel via gray matter, while descending signals travel via white matter.
3. The cervical and lumbar enlargements are wide points in the spinal cord marking the emergence of motor nerves.
4. Nerve fibers in a given white matter tract are similar in origin, destination, and function.
5. Voluntary motor signals typically begin in an upper motor neuron in the thalamus.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False

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