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sensory neuron

NOUN
nerve cell
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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

Disturbance of these dendrites by compressing them or bending them opens gated ion channels in the plasma membrane of the sensory neuron, changing its electrical potential.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The short reflex involves the direct stimulation of a postganglionic fiber by the sensory neuron, whereas the long reflex involves integration in the spinal cord or brain.

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.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013