General somatic efferent fiber
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General somatic efferent fiber
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The general (spinal) somatic efferent neurons arise from motor neuron cell bodies in the ventral horns of the gray matter within the spinal cord. They exit the spinal cord through the ventral roots, carrying motor impulses to skeletal muscle through a neuromuscular junction. Of the somatic efferent neurons, there exist subtypes. Alpha motor neurons (α) target extrafusal muscle fibers.
Gamma motor neurons (γ) target intrafusal muscle fibres Cranial nerves also supply their own somatic efferent ne
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