LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
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The motor pathways of the brain and spinal cord work together to control skeletal muscles. The somatic motor pathways include an upper motor neuron and a lower motor neuron.
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