GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

SPINALCORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which neurons act to connect a sensory neuron to a motor neuron?
A
interneuron
B
afferent
C
efferent
D
motor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Interneuron is the neuron that connects the sensory neuron and the motor neuron. They are present in the central nervous system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Interneurons acts as a “middle-man” between afferent, or sensory, neurons, which receive signals from the peripheral nervous system, and efferent, or motor, neurons, which transmit signals from the brain. It also connects to other interneurons, allowing them to communicate with one another.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensory cells carry afferent impulses to a central interneuron, which makes contact with a motor neuron. The motor neuron carries efferent impulses to the effector, which produces the response.

Detailed explanation-4: -An interneuron lies entirely within the CNS. Interneurons can receive input from sensory neurons and also from other interneurons in the CNS. Thereafter, they sum up all the messages received from these neurons before they communicate with motor neurons.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sensory neuron sends electrical impulses to a relay neuron, which is located in the spinal cord of the CNS. Relay neurons connect sensory neurons to motor neurons. Motor neuron sends electrical impulses to an effector.

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