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Motor nerve

Okay kiddo, let me explain what a motor nerve is in an easy way for you to understand.

You know how you can move your arms and legs because your brain tells your muscles to move? Well, the motor nerve is the special pathway that allows your brain to communicate with your muscles. It's like a super long telephone wire that connects your brain to the different parts of your body.

When your brain wants to move your arm, it sends an electrical signal down the motor nerve that goes all the way to the muscles in your arm. The signal tells the muscles to contract (or tighten up), and that's what makes your arm move.

Motor nerves are really important because they help us to do everything from walking to eating to playing. Without them, our muscles would just sit there and we wouldn't be able to move at all.

So, that's what a motor nerve is, a special pathway that allows your brain to control your muscles and make you move. Easy peasy!
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