List Four Factors That Could Allow a Leg Muscle in One

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Essay

List four factors that could allow a leg muscle in one animal to activate and relax more quickly than a leg muscle in another animal.

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Definitions:

Corticospinal Tract

A major neural pathway that runs from the brain through the spinal cord and controls voluntary muscle movement.

Spinothalamic Tract

A sensory pathway from the skin to the thalamus in the brain, important for transmitting pain and temperature signals.

Spinoreticular Tract

A neural pathway in the spinal cord involved in the processing of pain and certain reflexes.

Premotor Area

The premotor area is a region of the frontal lobe in the brain involved in planning and selecting movements before they are initiated.