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