Somatomotor

The somatomotor system ( somatoefference ) is composed of soma (body, body) and motor (moving) and describes a situation that affects the movements of the voluntary muscles (skeletal muscles).

This term is used to classify, for example, nerve fibers or parts of nerves that are significantly involved in controlling the muscles .

They are so-called efferent nerve fibers as they transport impulses from the central nervous system to the muscles.

See also

• Somatosensitivity