The patient is awake many times during brain surgery. In an operation to remove a brain tumor, Dr. Judson accidentally poked a certain area of the cerebrum, whereupon the patient said, "Why is my arm being tickled?" What area was poked?
A) pons
B) occipital lobe
C) primary somatosensory area
D) medulla

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The primary somatosensory area is responsible for processing sensory information from the body, including touch, temperature, and pain. When this area was accidentally poked, the patient experienced a sensation of being tickled in the arm. The pons and medulla are lower parts of the brainstem that control basic life functions such as breathing and heart rate, and the occipital lobe is responsible for visual processing.

The Patient Is Awake Many Times During Brain Surgery