Which of the following coordinates complex skeletal muscle contractions as well as fine movements? 

A. Cerebrum
B. Spinal cord
C. Cerebellum
D. Pons
E. Medulla oblongata


C. Cerebellum
The cerebellum coordinates complex skeletal muscle contractions needed for body movements such as walking, as well as the fine movements needed to write or play an instrument.

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