LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 6WYL
Compare and contrast the upper and lower motor neurons with respect to their cell body origin, what structure(s) they project to, and whether they are excitatory or inhibitory.
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