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sensory neuron

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noun

Biology.
  1. a nerve cell that conducts impulses from a sense organ to the central nervous system.


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The sensory neuron cell bodies are grouped in structures called dorsal root ganglia and are shown in Figure 26.29.

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Each olfactory sensory neuron has dendrites that extend from the apical surface of the epithelium into the mucus lining the cavity.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Somatic reflexes always involve the CNS, even in a monosynaptic reflex in which the sensory neuron directly activates the motor neuron.

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In response to this stimulation from the sensory neuron, the interneuron then inhibits the motor neuron that controls the triceps brachii.

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.

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