What is the location of 1st order neurons? |
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dorsal root ganglion |
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What is the function of 1st order neurons? |
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conduct impulses from cutaneous receptors amd proprioceptors to the brain and spinal cord |
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What is the location of 2nd order neurons? |
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Dorsal horn/ medullary nuclei |
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What is the function of 2nd order neurons? |
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transmit impulses to thalamus and cerebellum |
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What is the location of 3rd order neurons? |
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thalamus (NOT CEREBELLUM) |
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What is the function of 3rd order neurons? |
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conduct impulses to the somatosensory cortex of the cerebellum |
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Second and third order neurons are what type of neurons? |
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Interneurons |
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