EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of neurons send signals between your sensory neurons and your motor neurons?
A
Sensory neurons
B
Motor neurons
C
Interneurons
D
None of the above
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: -Sensory neurons carry signals from the outer parts of your body (periphery) into the central nervous system. Motor neurons (motoneurons) carry signals from the central nervous system to the outer parts (muscles, skin, glands) of your body. Interneurons connect various neurons within the brain and spinal cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -Interneurons are the most abundant neurons in the body. They act as the signal controllers within the body, relaying important information from one end of the nervous system to the other. The interneurons sit in the middle of other neurons, such as motor or sensory neurons.

Detailed explanation-4: -A sensory neuron picks up stimuli from the internal or external environment and converts each stimulus into a nerve impulse. An interneuron is a neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another. A motor neuron sends an impulse to a muscle or gland, and the muscle or gland then reacts in response.

Detailed explanation-5: -Neurons communicate via both electrical signals and chemical signals. The electrical signals are action potentials, which transmit the information from one of a neuron to the other; the chemical signals are neurotransmitters, which transmit the information from one neuron to the next.

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