Question

Destruction of anterior horn cells of spinal cord would result in loss of

• A. Sensory impulses
• B. Voluntary motor impulses
• C. Commissural impulses
• D. Integrating impulses

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Voluntary motor impulses

Solution: B.

Destruction of anterior horn cells of spinal cord results in loss of myelinated axons in the anterior roots and motor nerves. Thus this results in denervation of muscle fibres and loss of voluntary motor impulses.