What is the function of a sensory neurone?

Answer 1

The sensory nerves are nerves that let you feel things and it sends signals to your brain when you feel something touching you.

Sensory neurons are responsible for carrying impulses from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord.

A sensory neuron carries an impulse from the receptor to the coordinator (CNS), thus to relay neuron ( SIMPLY CONNECTS THE TWO NEURONS) -also see SYNAPSE and motor neuron to effector organ etc. This can be summed up as (reflex arc) - passage taken RECEPTOR - SENSORY NEURON - RELAY NEURON - COORDINATOR - MOTOR NEURON - EFFECTOR ORGAN - RESPONSE.

Answer 2

To carry impulses from receptors (that detects stimuli eg thermoreceptors) to the central nervous system- CNS brain and spinal cord. Neurons are nerve cells which are found in nerves. They carry electrical impulses.

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Answer 3

Sensory neurons are nerves that take in information from either the outside world, or from within the body itself. Sensory neurons communicate this information to the brain which then issues a response. Sensory nerves take in and communicate information about heat, cold, pressure, pain, position and more. (information from "http://backandneck.about.com/od/s/g/sensoryneuron.htm")