A somatic motor neuron carries
A) information that signals muscle contraction in the organs in the ventral cavity.
B) information, such as pain, from the viscera in the ventral cavity to the CNS.
C) motor commands to the skeletal musculature.
D) information from the skin to the CNS.

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Somatic motor neurons are responsible for carrying motor commands to the skeletal musculature. Option A refers to autonomic neurons, option B refers to visceral sensory neurons, and option D refers to somatosensory neurons.

A Somatic Motor Neuron Carries