Sensory neurone
What Sensory neurone means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Carries impulses from receptors to the central nervous system and has a cell body positioned alongside the spinal cord.
Carries impulses from receptors to the central nervous system.
Topics that use Sensory neurone
- The human nervous system (AQA GCSE)
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