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The dorsal side of the spinal cord is primarily associated with sensory functions. It contains ascending pathways that carry sensory information from the body to the brain, such as touch, temperature, and pain. The sensory neurons enter the spinal cord through the dorsal roots, where their axons synapse with interneurons or projection neurons in the dorsal horn.
Sensory neurons gather information and send it to your spinal cord.
Sensory neurons are responsible for sending information to the spinal cord. These neurons transmit signals from sensory receptors in the body to the spinal cord, which then relays the information to the brain for processing.
Sensory neurons send messages to the brain and spinal cord in the body.
Interneurons are the neurons in the center of the spinal cord that receive information from sensory neurons and then communicate this information to the motor neurons. They are responsible for processing and integrating the sensory input before sending signals to the motor neurons for appropriate responses.
Sensory neurons
The sensory neurons carry impulses through the spinal cord to the brain.
afferent neurons
No, neurons in the brain include interneurons as well as sensory neurons and motor neurons. Interneurons primarily communicate with other neurons in the central nervous system, while sensory neurons carry information from sensory organs to the brain and spinal cord, and motor neurons transmit signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands.
There are three types of neurons. 1.Sensory neurons: which carry impulses from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord. 2.Motor neurons : which perform an opposite function to that of sensory neurons by carrying impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands. 3. Inter neurons : which connect sensory and motor neurons and carry impulses between them.
Afferent neurons (sensory)
Nerve impulses are transmitted up sensory nerve fibers to the spinal cord through the action of specialized neurons called sensory neurons. These neurons have dendrites that detect stimuli (such as touch, temperature, or pain) and generate electrical signals. The signals travel along the axon of the sensory neurons, which are bundled together to form sensory nerves, ultimately reaching the spinal cord for further processing and response.