Motor neurons are called meaning that they transmit messages away from the cell body to the muscles and organs

Motor neurons are called efferent, meaning that they transmit messages away from the cell body to the muscles and organs. Efferent Neurons are cells that carry information from the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) to muscles and organs throughout the body. These are also known as efferent nerve fibers. They carry signals away from the central nervous system in order to initiate an action