Select which steps are part of the voluntary movement process. (Check all that apply.)
A. Smooth muscle in the skin is stimulated to contract.
B. The cerebellum and basal nuclei coordinate the information for these movements.
C. Initiation begins in the brainstem.
D. Lower motor neurons receive messages from upper motor neurons.
E. Upper motor neurons receive information from lower motor neurons.
F. Initiation begins in the primary motor area of the cerebral cortex.
Answer: F
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