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The site of axons and afferent neurons is the peripheral nervous system. Afferent neurons carry sensory information from the periphery to the central nervous system, while axons are the long projections of neurons that transmit electrical impulses away from the cell body to other neurons or muscles.
Very basically the afferent neuron is responsible for delivering information that has been transduced by a sensory receptor to the central nervous system (spinal cord).
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Sensory neurons are also known as?
Afferent Neurons
Afferent neurons are -neurons?
Yes, they are.
Are sensory neurons afferent neurons?
Yes, sensory neurons are a type of afferent neuron. They carry information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.
Why sensory neurons are called as afferent neurons?
Sensory neurons are called afferent neurons because they carry information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system. "Afferent" means to carry inward, referring to the direction of information flow towards the central nervous system.
What type of neurons form the afferent division of the PNS?
Sensory neurons form the afferent division of the peripheral nervous system. These neurons carry sensory information from the body to the central nervous system.
Sensory neurons are also known as?
Afferent Neurons
What is the neuron that carries impulses away from the central nervous system?
sensory neurons trust me i know this one for sure i went on over 29 websites to find this out
What neurons carry impulses toward the spinal cord and brain?
afferent neurons
What does the dorsal root of the spinal cord carry?
The dorsal root of the spinal nerves carry sensory information to the brain and is hence an afferent pathway.
Are axons efferent or afferent?
They can be both. Afferent axons carry (sensory) information toward the central nervous system; efferent axons carry (motor command) information away from the central nervous system towards the muscles and glands. Think "affect" vs. "effect" or "arrive" vs. "exit".
Afferent neurons are -neurons?
Yes, they are.
What neurons that carry impulse to the brain and spinal cord called?
These are called efferent neurons. The one that carry impulses away are afferent. Afferent (A) are away (A).
When classified according to structure all neurons are?
Afferent neurons
Are sensory neurons afferent neurons?
Yes, sensory neurons are a type of afferent neuron. They carry information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.
Can atomic neurons be sensory or afferent neurons?
I believe you mean autonomic neurons (part of the ANS) and yes, they can be sensory neurons. Sensory neurons are the same as afferent neurons--meaning they carry signals towards the CNS. Think as afferent as 'approaching'. Anyhow, these neurons sense the conditions of your visceral organs and whatnot. Other wise it would have no information to judge for what signals to send. So yes, autonomic neurons consist of both sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) neurons.
In a three neuron reflex arc the afferent neurons synapse with?
In a three neuron reflex arc, the afferent neurons synapse with interneurons in the spinal cord or brainstem. The interneurons then synapse with efferent neurons which transmit the signal to the effector organ to initiate a response.
What is another name for afferent neuron?
sensory neuron or receptor neuron.
