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Motor nerves

Motor nerves

Overview

Motor nerves are the nerves responsible for all voluntary skeletal and somatic movement such as moving the leg or arm.

Review Date 5/4/2021

Updated by: Joseph V. Campellone, MD, Department of Neurology, Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, Camden, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.