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Maximum area in homunculus signifies?

A
Low control and skilled movements
B
More muscle fibers are present
C
Increased precisiveness of movements
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
1. Solutions: - Motor homunculus - Area controlling muscles for speech - Muscles of thumb | Increased precision of movements - fine motor activities Ref: CH 56, page no. 707. 2. Sensory homunculus - Lips (greatest area) - Face & thumb | Size of area of represented directly propoional to the number of specialized sensory receptors in the respective peripheral area of the body. Ref: Guyton and Hall Ed 13,CH 48, page no. 612.

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