sensory neuron
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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
This occurs when a stimulus changes the cell membrane potential of a sensory neuron.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A sensory neuron can project to the CNS or to an autonomic ganglion.
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
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
