During REM Sleep,your Skeletal Muscles Are Relaxed Because Messages from the Motor

question 45

Multiple Choice

During REM sleep,your skeletal muscles are relaxed because messages from the motor cortex are blocked by the

• A) brainstem.
• B) hypothalamus.
• C) suprachiasmatic nucleus.
• D) amygdala.

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