GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

PERIPHERAL NERVE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system to the body.
A
Motor / Afferent
B
Motor / Efferent
C
Sensory / Efferent
D
Sensory / Afferent
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Motor (or efferent) neurons: send information AWAY from the central nervous system to muscles or glands. Interneurons: send information between sensory neurons and motor neurons. Most interneurons are located in the central nervous system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Efferent, or motor, neurons transmit impulses from the CNS to effector organs such as muscles and glands. Efferent neurons usually have short dendrites and long axons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Motor neurons carry messages away from the brain to the rest of the body. All neurons relay information to each other through a complex electrochemical process, making connections that affect the way you think, learn, move, and behave.

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