The Motor (Efferent)division of the Peripheral Nervous System

question 40

Multiple Choice

The motor (efferent) division of the peripheral nervous system

• A)is a division of the CNS.
• B)regulates the digestion of food.
• C)transmits impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscle.
• D)has nerve cell bodies located in ganglia near the spinal cord and brain.
• E)detects a stimulus.

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