Key Stage 4
Meaning
A sensory neuron is a specialsed cell in the nervous system which transmits an electrical impulse to the central nervous system.
About Sensory Neurons
- Sensory neurons transmit the electrical impulse produced by the receptor cells to the relay neurons in the spinal cord.
- The receptor cells sends an electrical impulse into the dendrites, past the cell body, down the axon and to the synapse where the sensory neuron connects to a relay neuron.
References
Edexcel
- Sensory neurones, page 43, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
- Sensory neurones, pages 28, 29, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Sensory neurones, pages 69-71, 73, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
OCR
- Sensory neurones, page 36, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR
- Sensory neurones, page 89, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
