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bio - 201 topic 3: neuronal communication and the brain
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what is the role of motor neurons?
coordinate the function of the digestive system.
produce hormones that regulate muscle growth and development.
carry signals from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands, controlling their movements.
initiate the fight or flight response in the body.
transmit sensory information from the muscles and glands to the brain and spinal cord.
Motor neurons are part of the nervous - system. Their main function is to carry signals from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to muscles and glands, controlling their movements. They are not involved in coordinating the digestive system, producing muscle - regulating hormones, initiating the fight - or - flight response, or transmitting sensory information (that's the role of sensory neurons).
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Carry signals from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands, controlling their movements.