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Function of interneurons?
communicates between the sensory and motor neurons
Are spinal nerves primarily sensory or motor in function?
Spinal nerves have both sensory and motor functions. They carry sensory information from the body to the brain and transmit motor signals from the brain to the muscles to control movement.
What is the function of a association nerve?
ASSOCIATION NERVES links the sensory to the motor nerves
What three function types within the cerebral cortex?
The three function types within the cerebral cortex are sensory processing (receiving and interpreting sensory information), motor function (controlling voluntary movements), and higher cognitive functions (such as thinking, memory, and decision-making).
What is the largest cranial nerve that receives sensory neurons from the face and sends motor neurons to the chewing muscles making it a mixed nerve?
Trigeminal. Sensory function- touch/temp/pain. Motor function-chewing. Branches-mandibular, maxillary and opthalmic.
Spinal nerves are purely sensory and motor?
Spinal nerves are mixed nerves, meaning they contain both sensory and motor fibers. Sensory fibers transmit information from the body to the brain, while motor fibers carry signals from the brain to muscles, glands, and other effector organs. This dual function allows spinal nerves to both receive sensory input and initiate motor output.
How can an injury to a peripheral nerve cause loss of both sensory and motor function?
An injury to a peripheral nerve causes loss of both sensory and motor functions since that specific part is supplied by the motor pathway such as spinothalalmic and corticospinal.
What is mixed neuron?
A mixed neuron is a type of nerve cell that contains both sensory and motor functions within a single cell body. These neurons are found in the peripheral nervous system and can transmit both sensory information from the body to the brain and motor signals from the brain to the muscles.
What would happen if the ventral root of a spinal nerve were damaged?
Loss of both motor and sensory function
What is the function of the associative nerves?
Links That Stimulates sensory nerves to motor nerves
In humans one function of an interneuron is to relay impulses directly from?
In humans, one function of an interneuron is to relay impulses directly from sensory neurons to motor neurons. This allows for a quick response without involving the brain in every reflex action.
How are motor and sensory neurons categorized?
Motor Neuron and Sensory Neuron
