The cerebellum and the ________________ cooperate closely in controlling human movement. The cerebellum initiates excitatory commands to muscles, exciting greater muscular activity, whereas inhibitory commands are initiated by the ________________, reducing or inhibiting muscular activity. These structures can be thought of as "on" and "off" switches controlling the amount of muscular activity as
required. What is the name of the structure needed to fill in the blanks?
A. Hippothalamus.
B. Thalamus.
C. Basal ganglia.
D. Hippocampus.
C
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What will be an ideal response?
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