sensory neuron
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The sensory neuron cell bodies are grouped in structures called dorsal root ganglia and are shown in Figure 26.29.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
A free nerve ending, as its name implies, is an unencapsulated dendrite of a sensory neuron.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Somatic reflexes always involve the CNS, even in a monosynaptic reflex in which the sensory neuron directly activates the motor neuron.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A sensory neuron can project to the CNS or to an autonomic ganglion.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
This occurs when a stimulus changes the cell membrane potential of a sensory neuron.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
