ascending tracts
The nerve impulse typically travels from the sensory neuron to the spinal cord, where it is processed by interneurons, and then to the motor neuron to elicit a response from the effector organ or muscle.
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Motor neurons carry impulses from the central nervous system to muscles or glands, resulting in a response such as muscle contraction or secretion of a substance. The direction of impulse for motor neurons is typically from the central nervous system (brain or spinal cord) to the target muscle or gland.
The neuron that transmits a signal from the nervous system to an effector is a motor neuron.
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During a pain withdrawal reflex impulses are sent through different nerves and to the spinal cord. This reflex does not make it to the brain but only to the spinal cord. We call this involuntary action because we dont control reflexes. The sensory neurons are the first to recieve the impulse, then they travel to the interneurons, or associative neurons, and then they go to the motor neurons which carries the impulse to the central nervous system. Then the effector is the response, so in this case your musscle will contract.
Signals are sent through nerves as electrical impulses generated by the movement of ions across the nerve cell membrane. These impulses travel down the length of the nerve fiber, known as an action potential. At the end of the nerve fiber, neurotransmitters are released into the gap between nerve cells, called a synapse, to transmit the signal to the next cell in the pathway.
A nervous impulse begins in the dendrites of a neuron, travels through the cell body and axon, and then is passed on to the next neuron via a synapse. This sequence repeats until the impulse reaches its destination, such as a muscle or gland, where it triggers a response.
Firstly your receptor cells pick up a stimuli and sends an electrical impulse along the sensory neurone's axon to the spinal cord.the impulse is then passed onto the relay neurons IN the CNS(the spinal cord decides what to do but the brain is also informed). The relay neurone then passes the command from the spinal cord in the form if an impulse to the motor neurone.the impulse travels along its axon to the effector. Hope it helps P.S. •relay neurones exist only within the CNS and not outside it. •reflex arcs take the shortest possible route
Example: when you step on a nail, your body perceives a stimulus (change in external or internal environment) receptor is the specific thing identifying stimulus, in this case, the skin, then a nervous impulse is generated and is transmitted through a chain of neurons towards central nervous system, sent to the brain where the impulse is interpreted (integration) by the brain, brain will send off new impulse via motor neurons through spinal cord through nerve to muscle to carry out response.
Spinal nerves enter the spinal cord through openings called intervertebral foramina. This entry point is important because it allows sensory signals from the body to enter the spinal cord and be transmitted to the brain for processing. Similarly, motor signals from the brain can travel down the spinal cord and exit through these same openings to control muscles and organs throughout the body. The entry point of spinal nerves plays a crucial role in the efficient transmission of sensory and motor signals, allowing for proper communication between the brain and the rest of the body.
The main difference is that motor neurons move signals away from the central nervous system and spinal cord where as sensory neurons move signals towards the central nervous system and spinal cord.