Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Sensory neurone
What Sensory neurone means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Sensory neurone
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Carries impulses from receptors to the central nervous system, with a cell body in a dorsal root ganglion, a long dendron and a short axon.
Topics that use Sensory neurone
- Topic 8: Grey Matter (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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