AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The nerve cell that connects sensory and motor neurons is a ____
A
Motor Neuron
B
Sensory Neuron
C
Interneurons
D
Glial cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Interneurons. As the name suggests, interneurons are the ones in between-they connect spinal motor and sensory neurons. As well as transferring signals between sensory and motor neurons, interneurons can also communicate with each other, forming circuits of various complexity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Interneuron is the neuron that connects the sensory neuron and the motor neuron. They are present in the central nervous system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensory neurons have dendrites on both ends, connected by a long axon with a cell body in the middle. Interneurons, or associative neurons, carry information between motor and sensory neurons. These fundamental members of the nervous system also vary with respect to their functions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Almost all sensory neurons are unipolar. Motor, or efferent neurons transmit information away from the CNS toward some type of effector. Motor neurons are typically multipolar. Interneurons are located between motor and sensory pathways and are highly involved in signal integration.

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