EMBRYOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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Which of the following sends directions from the brain to the muscles and glands?
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Parasympathetic
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Motor
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Sympathetic
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Sensory
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The spinal cord is a vital aspect of the CNS found within the vertebral column. The purpose of the spinal cord is to send motor commands from the brain to the peripheral body as well as to relay sensory information from the sensory organs to the brain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Efferent, or motor, neurons transmit impulses from the CNS to effector organs such as muscles and glands.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neurons carry messages from the brain via the spinal cord. The neurons that carry these messages to the muscles are called motor neurons. Each motor neuron ending sits very close to a muscle fibre.
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