HEAD NECK
SCALP FACE TEMPLE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sensory nerves
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Motor nerves
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Motor nerves also known as efferent nerves, carry impulses away from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands. Sensory nerves also known as afferent nerves, carry impulses from sensory receptors towards the brain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The neurons which carry nerve impulses from the body organs to the brain are called afferent neurons.
Detailed explanation-3: -A motor neuron transmits impulses from a central area of the nervous system to an effector, such as a muscle.
Detailed explanation-4: -A motor neuron is a nerve cell that transmits impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland. A relay neuron connects sensory and motor neurons and is found in the brain or spinal cord (see diagrams 14.1 and 14.2).