Abstract
The complex motor activities of higher organisms are mediated through the activation of muscles by their respective motoneurons (the final common path). Motor responses are categorized according to their complexity, and the degree to which they are under conscious control.
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Steward, O. (2000). Motor System II. In: Functional Neuroscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1198-3_14
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