Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
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Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 9RQ
Somatic motor pathways
- a. are excitatory or inhibitory?
- b. are composed of a single neuron or a preganglionic and a postganglionic neuron?
- c. synapse with glands or with smooth, cardiac, or skeletal muscle?
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