The Motor (Somatic Nervous) System Can Alter the Activities of Its

question 38

Multiple Choice

The motor (somatic nervous) system can alter the activities of its targets, the skeletal muscle fibers, because ________.

• A) it is electrically coupled by gap junctions to the muscles
• B) its signals bind to receptor proteins on the muscles
• C) its signals reach the muscles via the blood
• D) it is connected to the internal neural network of the muscles

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