sensory neuron
Americannoun
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Each olfactory sensory neuron has only one type of receptor on its cilia, and the receptors are specialized to detect specific odorants, so the bipolar neurons themselves are specialized.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The interneuron receives a synapse from the axon of the sensory neuron that detects that the hand is being burned.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
If a sensory neuron projects directly to the ganglionic neuron and causes it to activate the effector target, then the CNS is not involved.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This occurs when a stimulus changes the cell membrane potential of a sensory neuron.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A simple case is a reflex caused by a synapse between a dorsal sensory neuron axon and a motor neuron in the ventral horn.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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