Describe the diffrences between a sensory and motor neutron.
Sensory neurons are typically classified as the neurons responsible for converting external stimuli from the environment into internal stimuli. They are activated by sensory input (vision, touch, hearing, etc.), and send projections into the central nervous system that convey sensory information to the brain or spinal cord. Unlike neurons of the central nervous system, whose inputs come from other neurons, sensory neurons are activated by physical modalities such as light, sound, and temperature.sensory neurons transmit information also where as In neurology, the term motor neuron (or motoneuron) classically applies to neurons located in the central nervous system (or CNS) that project their axons outside the CNS and directly or indirectly control muscles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_neuron
Sensory neurons convey information from tissues and organs into the central nervous system. Sensory neurons are ones that are the 5 sense receptors. Motor neurons transmit signals from the central nervous system to the effector cells.Motor neurons make things move or work.
I believe sensory neurons are the ones that relay the info to the motor neurons. Then, the motor neurons relay it to the brain to take actions.
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