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What’s an Interneuron
These guys lay entirely within the CNS
What’s an afferent Neuron
They have their PHD’s in sending impulses towards our CnS and away from peripheral nervous system
Another name for Afferent neuron
Sensory Neurons
Efferent Neurons
These bad boys carry signals from CNS to peripheral system-goes to effector neuron
Efferent Neurons, another name
Motor Neurons mate
Effector Organs?
Part of our body that produces a response
eg muscle contracting to move arm
Where are synapses found
Between the neurons are small gaps
How are messages carried from synapses?
Carried chemically by special compounds called neurotransmitters
What happens when impulses reach synapses?
Neurotransmitters are released and move across the gap and move sites on the other sie. Restarting electrical impulses