Central and peripheral structures in the nervous system that support motor functions
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The motor system is the set of central and peripheral structures in the nervous system that support motor functions, i.e. movement.[1][2] Peripheral structures may include skeletal muscles and neural connections with muscle tissues.[2] Central structures include cerebral cortex, brainstem, spinal cord, pyramidal system including the upper motor neurons, extrapyramidal system, cerebellum, and the lower motor neurons in the brainstem and the spinal cord.[3]
The motor system is a biological system with close ties to the muscular system and the circulatory system. To achieve motor skill, the motor system must accommodate the working state of the muscles, whether hot or cold, stiff or loose, as well as physiological fatigue.
^Purves, Dale; Augustine, George J; Fitzpatrick, David; Hall, William C; Lamantia, Anthony Samuel; Mooney, Richard D; Platt, Michael L; White, Leonard E, eds. (2018). Neuroscience (6th ed.). Sinauer Associates. Glossary, motor system, p. G-18. ISBN 9781605353807. motor systems A broad term used to describe all the central and peripheral structures that support motor behavior.
^ abVandenBos, Gary R, ed. (2015). motor system (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. p. 672. doi:10.1037/14646-000. ISBN 978-1-4338-1944-5. the complex of skeletal muscles, neural connections with muscle tissues, and structures of the central nervous system associated with motor functions. Also called neuromuscular system.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^Augustine, James R. (2008). "15 - The Motor System: Part 1 – Lower Motoneurons and the Pyramidal System". Human Neuroanatomy. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. 15.1. REGIONS INVOLVED IN MOTOR ACTIVITY, p. 259. ISBN 978-0-12-068251-5.
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