Effector mechanism
What Effector mechanism means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The component that receives the selected motor programme from the translatory mechanism and transmits motor commands via efferent nerve pathways to the muscular system.
Impulses are sent via the motor nerves to the effector muscles to produce the action.
Topics that use Effector mechanism
- Efficiency of information processing to include: (AQA A-Level)
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