All of the following are true of fiber tracts in the spinal cord except

A) the tracts are randomly located with respect to the type of information carried.
B) all axons within a tract relay information in the same direction.
C) each tract carries sensory or motor information, but not both.
D) axons of a single tract are relatively uniform in diameter, myelination, and conduction speed.
E) None of the answers are correct.


A) the tracts are randomly located with respect to the type of information carried.

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