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Sensory Neurones

Sensory neurones transmit electrical impulses from sensory receptors to a relay neurone, motor neurone or the brain.They have one long dendron that carries electrical impulses towards the cell body and one shorter axon that carries impulses away from the cell body.

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Specification: AQA Biology (7402), A-level, 3.6.2.1 Nerve impulses. Topic: Neuronal Communication.

Key terms in this lesson

ATP: Adenosine triphosphate, the universal energy currency of cells, formed by adding an inorganic phosphate to ADP and hydrolysed to release energy for cellular reactions.
chemiosmosis: The synthesis of ATP by ATP synthase, driven by the flow of protons down their concentration gradient across a membrane.

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