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Choose the part of the respiratory center that sends impulses to the spinal cord motor neurons that innervate diaphragm and external intercostal muscles:Select one:Expiratory neurons of the ventral respiratory groupNeurons of the dorsal respiratory groupApneustic centerPneumotaxic center

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Choose the part of the respiratory center that sends impulses to the spinal cord motor neurons that innervate diaphragm and external intercostal muscles:Select one:Expiratory neurons of the ventral respiratory groupNeurons of the dorsal respiratory groupApneustic centerPneumotaxic center

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The correct answer is: Neurons of the dorsal respiratory group.

Here's why:

The dorsal respiratory group (DRG) is located in the medulla oblongata of the brainstem, which is the part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord. The DRG primarily controls the inspiratory muscles - mainly the diaphragm and the external intercostal muscles.

When the DRG neurons are active, they send impulses down the phrenic nerve to the diaphragm and via the intercostal nerves to the external intercostal muscles. This causes these muscles to contract, leading to inhalation.

The other options listed - the expiratory neurons of the ventral respiratory group, the apneustic center, and the pneumotaxic center - all play roles in controlling respiration, but they do not directly send impulses to the motor neurons that innervate the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles.

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