Types Of Neurons Flashcards

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Sensory Neurons

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Receive and carry sensory information

Transmitted to CNS from internal and external environments

Received via sense organs

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Motor Neurons

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Carry messages from CNS to cells
Control all actions and forms of behavior
Enable muscles to move, glands to secrete and help central function of internal organs

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Interneurons

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Acts and link between sensory and motor neurons
Relays information from one to the other
Enables simple reflexes
Responsible for the most sophisticated functions of the brain

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