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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Each olfactory sensory neuron has only one type of receptor on its cilia, and the receptors are specialized to detect specific odorants, so the bipolar neurons themselves are specialized.
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This occurs when a stimulus changes the cell membrane potential of a sensory neuron.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A simple case is a reflex caused by a synapse between a dorsal sensory neuron axon and a motor neuron in the ventral horn.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013