Motor

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    • Their role is to carry signals from the CNS toward organs, muscles and glands (PNS)
  • They can both transmit and receive messages 
    • Motor neurons control physical movements such as contraction/relaxation of muscles
    • They have short dendrites and long axons
  • They release neurotransmitters to trigger responses leading to muscle movement
  • They are located in the brain stem or spinal cord
  • They connect to muscles, glands and organs Throughout the body
  • Neurons transmit signals from the spinal cord and brain stem to skeletal and smooth muscle to contour muscle Movements directly or indirectly
  • Lower motor neurons: travel from the spinal cord to the muscles of the body
  • Multipolar: have one axon and several dendrites projecting from the cell body
  • Motor neuron