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The somatic motor system controls:
voluntary movements under orders from the cerebral cortex
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basal nuclei
motor coordination system
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limbic system
controls emotion and mood
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subcortical structures
- basal nuclei
- limbic system
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motor coordination loop
- thalamus
- basal nuclei
- cerebellum
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corticospinal
Pertains to the tract between the cerebral cortex and spinal cord. Carries orders for voluntary movements.
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corticobulbar
Spinal cord traact that carries impulses to the brain stem from the motor cortex. Carries orders for voluntary movements.
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somatic system
controls skeletal muscles
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autonomic system
- - controls involuntary muscles (smooth muscles found in structures such as the blood vessels and airways and cardiac muscle)
- - controls physiological characteristics such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, digestion and sweating
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sympathetic system
controls the fight or flight response
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