MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of neuron receives messages from and sends messages back into the peripheral nervous system during a reflex?
A
sensory neurons
B
motor neurons
C
interneurons
D
post synaptic neurons
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Motor neurons carry messages away from the brain to the rest of the body to allow muscles to move.

Detailed explanation-3: -The peripheral nervous system is divided into two parts, the sensory division and the motor division. The sensory division interprets messages from sense organs and internal organs to the central nervous system, and the motor division sends messages to internal organs, glands, and muscles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Interneuron is the neuron between the primary afferent neuron and the motor neuron hence they are also called association neuron.

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