sensory neuron
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A free nerve ending, as its name implies, is an unencapsulated dendrite of a sensory neuron.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
When the hairs bend, they release an excitatory neurotransmitter at a synapse with a sensory neuron, which then conducts action potentials to the central nervous system.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Each sensory neuron has one projection—with a sensory receptor ending in skin, muscle, or sensory organs—and another that synapses with a neuron in the dorsal spinal cord.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The short reflex involves the direct stimulation of a postganglionic fiber by the sensory neuron, whereas the long reflex involves integration in the spinal cord or brain.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
