Wednesday, September 14, 2011

How does the structure of inter-neurons, and motor neurons differ?

I know Sensory neurons have different structures, so I was just wondering if inter-neurons also are different.|||Interneurons are special, in that they are stimulated only by another neuron, and in turn, stimulate only other neurons. Also, they are found only in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). They have relatively short projections (axons) in contrast to motor neurons' long-distance connections.


Motor neurons, however, stimulate muscles, not neurons. They extend from the CNS to the PNS, where the muscles are located.


Take a look at the wilipedia article on them.

No comments:

Post a Comment