Alpha motor neuron:
alpha motor neurons are lower motor neurons whose cell bodies are found in the anterior horn of the spinal cord and whose axons travel down to the body to innervate skeletal muscle to cause muscle contraction.
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Definition of alpha motor neuron.
alpha motor neurons are lower motor neurons whose cell bodies are found in the anterior horn of the spinal cord and whose axons travel down to the body to innervate skeletal muscle to cause muscle contraction.
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