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The sensory [[ | The sensory [[Neuron|neuron]] transmits signals from the senses (e.g. touch, taste and smell) to the [[Brain|brain]] <ref>Becker W., Hardin J., Bertoni G., and Kleinsmith L. (2012) Becker’s World Of The Cell, 8th Edition, San Francisco: Pearson Education. Page 365</ref>. The sensory neuron receives a stimuli from an environmental or chemical change in the environment, which is captated by receptors, whom convert the stimuli into a chemical message that passes through the sensory neurons to the CNS. Here the message is received by another neuron called the[[Relay_neuron|relay neuron]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 29 November 2012
The sensory neuron transmits signals from the senses (e.g. touch, taste and smell) to the brain [1]. The sensory neuron receives a stimuli from an environmental or chemical change in the environment, which is captated by receptors, whom convert the stimuli into a chemical message that passes through the sensory neurons to the CNS. Here the message is received by another neuron called therelay neuron.
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- ↑ Becker W., Hardin J., Bertoni G., and Kleinsmith L. (2012) Becker’s World Of The Cell, 8th Edition, San Francisco: Pearson Education. Page 365