sensory neuron
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When an odorant binds with a receptor that recognizes it, the sensory neuron associated with the receptor is stimulated.
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For example, the knee reflex that a doctor tests during a routine physical is controlled by a single synapse between a sensory neuron and a motor neuron.
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This occurs when a stimulus changes the cell membrane potential of a sensory neuron.
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If a sensory neuron projects directly to the ganglionic neuron and causes it to activate the effector target, then the CNS is not involved.
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In response to this stimulation from the sensory neuron, the interneuron then inhibits the motor neuron that controls the triceps brachii.
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