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sensory neuron — n a neuron that transmits nerve impulses from a sense organ towards the central nervous system compare INTERNEURON, MOTOR NEURON * * * any neuron with a sensory function; an afferent neuron conveying sensory impulses. Cf. primary sensory n. and… … Medical dictionary
secondary sensory neuron — a sensory neuron that is the second in an afferent pathway, being stimulated at a synapse by a primary sensory neuron and often extending some distance into the central nervous system … Medical dictionary
sensory cell — n 1) a peripheral nerve cell (as an olfactory cell) located at a sensory receiving surface and being the primary receptor of a sensory impulse 2) a nerve cell (as a spinal ganglion cell) transmitting sensory impulses * * * primary sensory neuron … Medical dictionary
Neuron — A nerve cell, the basic impulse conducting unit of the nervous system. Neurons send and receive electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron may send electrical output signals to muscle neurons (called motor neurons or… … Medical dictionary
Primary auditory cortex — Infobox Brain Name = Primary auditory cortex Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Brodmann areas 41 42 of the human brain. Caption2 = The Primary Auditory Cortex is highlighted in magenta, and has been known to interact with all areas… … Wikipedia
Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 468 MeshID = D015417 Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN) are a group of neuropathies which are… … Wikipedia
pseudounipolar neuron — a unipolar neuron, almost always a primary sensory neuron, that was originally bipolar but whose two processes fused during development to form a single process that bifurcates at a distance from the cell body. One branch is structurally an axon… … Medical dictionary
Neuron — This article is about cells in the nervous system. For other uses, see Neuron (disambiguation). Brain cell redirects here. For other uses, see Glial cell. Neuron: Nerve Cell … Wikipedia
Olfactory receptor neuron — Neuron: Olfactory receptor neuron Labels in German. Zellen = cell , riech = smell , Riechnerv = olfactory nerve, cillien = cilia … Wikipedia
sensory reception, human — Introduction means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments. Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… … Universalium
