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: '''Relay neurons''' are found in the [[Spinal Cord]].
: '''Relay neurons''' are part of the [[Reflex Arc|reflex arc]].
: The '''relay neuron''' receives an [[Impulse (Biology)|electrical impulse]] from the [[Sensory Neuron|sensory neuron]]. The [[Impulse (Biology)|impulse]] passes into the [[dendrite]]s, through the cell body, down the [[axon]] and to the [[synapse]] where the '''relay neuron''' connects to a [[Motor Neuron|motor neuron]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a '''relay neuron'''.
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|[[File:SpinalCordCrossSection.png|center|400px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A cross section of the '''spinal cord''' showing the [[Relay Neuron|relay neuron]] in blue.
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===References===
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Relay neurones, page 46, 47, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946748/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946748&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a4f0348fc37d0ba1bb52d27f8679581f ''Relay neurones, pages 28, 29, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948120/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948120&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=dedef775c6a43dbb0a609441525adac0 ''Relay neurones, pages 70, 71, 73, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel '']
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359810/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359810&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=d768d99f1a06f7c12fab40e5aef85a55 ''Relay neurones, page 89, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR '']