PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
These connect Sensory and Motor Neurons to each other and are located in the brain and spinal cord
A
Sensory Neurons
B
Motor Neurons
C
Interneurons
D
Afferent Neurons
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: -Most interneurons are found in the grey column, a region of grey matter in the spinal cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -The somatic peripheral nervous system is a single neuron system with the motor neurons lying inside the brainstem or spinal cord and the sensory neurons lying in the dorsal root ganglia.

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