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
The sensory neuron cell bodies are grouped in structures called dorsal root ganglia and are shown in Figure 26.29.
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An olfactory receptor neuron, also called an olfactory sensory neuron, is the primary transduction cell in the olfactory system.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
If a sensory neuron projects directly to the ganglionic neuron and causes it to activate the effector target, then the CNS is not involved.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The interneuron receives a synapse from the axon of the sensory neuron that detects that the hand is being burned.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
