BRAINCAKESensory Neurones
Sensory neurones carry electrical impulses from sensory receptors to the central nervous system (CNS), which is the brain and spinal cord.
A sensory neurone has a long dendron that carries impulses from the receptor towards the cell body, and a shorter axon that carries impulses away from the cell body into the CNS. Dendrites at the end of the dendron connect with the receptor.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Neurone
- A specialised nerve cell adapted to transmit electrical impulses (nerve impulses) around the body.
- Sensory receptor
- A specialised cell that detects a stimulus and converts (transduces) it into a generator potential.
More in Neuronal Communication
- Homeostasis
- Cell Signalling
- The Nervous System
- Neurones
- Motor Neurones
- Myelinated Neurones
- Sensory Receptors
- Pacinian Corpuscles
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