ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Neurons that travel only from the brain to the body are called ____
A
motor neurons
B
inteneurons
C
sensory neurons
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are in fact two types of motor neurons: those that travel from spinal cord to muscle are called lower motor neurons, whereas those that travel between the brain and spinal cord are called upper motor neurons.

Detailed explanation-2: -Motor neurons carry messages away from the brain to the rest of the body to allow muscles to move.

Detailed explanation-3: -Motor neurons are a specialized type of brain cell called neurons located within the spinal cord and the brain.

Detailed explanation-4: -A motor neuron (or motoneuron or efferent neuron) is a neuron whose cell body is located in the motor cortex, brainstem or the spinal cord, and whose axon (fiber) projects to the spinal cord or outside of the spinal cord to directly or indirectly control effector organs, mainly muscles and glands.

Detailed explanation-5: -Motor neurons (MNs) are neuronal cells located in the central nervous system (CNS) controlling a variety of downstream targets. There are two main types of MNs, (i) upper MNs that originate from the cerebral cortex and (ii) lower MNs that are located in the brainstem and spinal cord.

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