AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ carries information to the spinal cord
A
Receptor
B
Sensory neuron
C
Effector
D
Motor neuron
E
Interneuron
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Afferent neurons in the dorsal roots carry impulses from the body’s sensory receptors to the spinal cord, where the information begins to be processed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unipolar cell bodies of sensory neurons are located within sensory ganglia which may be in the dorsal root of the spinal cord or along cranial nerves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spinal Nerves The dorsal root contains only the axons of sensory neurons, whereas the ventral roots contain only the axons of the motor neurons.

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