The medial pathway that controls involuntary movements of head, neck, and arm position in response to bright lights and loud sounds is the ________ tract

A) lateral corticospinal
B) tectospinal
C) rubrospinal
D) reticulospinal
E) vestibulospinal


Answer: B

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