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MOTOR AREA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- motor area
1, record 1, English, motor%20area
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The region of the cerebral cortex lying around the central fissure, concerned with primary motor control of the body. 2, record 1, English, - motor%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aire motrice
1, record 1, French, aire%20motrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aire corticale située à l'origine des voies motrices pyramidales, associée au contrôle du mouvement volontaire. 1, record 1, French, - aire%20motrice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-09-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- motor cortex
1, record 2, English, motor%20cortex
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The area of the cerebral cortex where impulses from the nerve centers to the muscles originate. 1, record 2, English, - motor%20cortex
Record 2, Key term(s)
- motor area
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cortex moteur
1, record 2, French, cortex%20moteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du cerveau qui commande les mouvements musculaires. 2, record 2, French, - cortex%20moteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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