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Motor vs. Sensory Neurons
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/18/2012

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Term
motor neuron
Definition
efferent nature
Term
motor neuron
Definition
activate muscular or glandular response
Term
motor neuron
Definition
usually have long axons that are myelinated (good for speed)
Term
sensory neuron
Definition
afferent nature
Term
sensory neuron
Definition

identified by roman numeral and lower case letter (type Ia, Ib, II, III, or IV fibers)

*need this in order for it to be sensory. if not, it is just arrerent

Term
efferent
Definition
moving away from a structure (exit)
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afferent
Definition
moving toward a point of reference
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