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And here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by motor neurons, they

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control movement just don't let them get low on motor oil here's our question [Boy falling asleep on a desk while studying]

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motor neurons are also known as what and here are potential answers....[mumbling]

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Let's start with C; interneurons.. create neuron

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circuits that enable communication between sensory and motor neurons and

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the central nervous system these guys work with the motor neurons which means

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they can't be the motor neurons it's okay inner neuron you're beautiful just [Interneuron and motor neuron in a beauty pageant]

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the way you are how about A? Well somatic neurons are most often referred to as

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somatic motor neurons which simply describes the type of motor neuron

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characterized by having an axon that leaves the central nervous system to [Diagram of brain and skeletal muscle]

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connect with the somatic nervous system this is simply one type of motor neuron

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not an alternate name for them and central neuron is about as correct as

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Apple neuron or dangerous pajamas neuron or whatever sound of sloth makes neurons [Sloth feeding on a plant]

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in that they're just made up answers that don't refer to anything at all

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leaving us with the ever similar efferent and afferent answer but which

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is it well we should think of the signals in the central nervous system is [Neuron sending signals]

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traveling in one of two directions they either exit the central nervous system

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to all the other muscles and glands of the body or they carry signals away from

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those muscles and glands and back into the central nervous system seeing as

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we're describing motor neurons as in the neurons that help you move we're [Persons leg shaking rapidly]

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focusing on the neurons that exit the brain and control the muscle so which

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answer is correct well the key is in the first letter of each word exit - efferent

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away - afferent.. Seeing as were focused on those exiting neurons that control our [Neurons leaving a conveyor belt]

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bodily movement the correct answer is B efferent neurons and who knows it might

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not be so long before we start seeing Apple neurons well that was fast and we [Audience gathering watching iNeurons on stage]

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want ten percent....

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