GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

SPINALCORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What information is integrated in the anterior horn of the spinal cord?
A
somatic motor
B
somatic sensory
C
autonomic motor
D
autonomic sensory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is motor in function and is the place where motor information exits from the central nervous system through efferent neurons to reach out to the effector organs, including muscles and glands. The anterior horn of spinal cord extends throughout the length of the cord.

Detailed explanation-2: -Somatic motor system is the motor system of the body and the neurons involved are the motor neurons. The cell bodies of these neurons are present in the motor nuclei of the cranial nerves of the brain stem and in the anterior horn of the spinal cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your somatic nervous system allows you to move and control muscles throughout your body. It also feeds information from four of your senses-smell, sound, taste and touch-into your brain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The somatic motor neurons are located in the anterior horn of the spinal cord. The somatic motor neurons transmit efferent signals from the primary motor cortex towards the skeletal muscles, which are the effector organs.

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