A Nerve Cell Carrying Information from Your Brain to Muscles

question 510

Multiple Choice

A nerve cell carrying information from your brain to muscles and glands is called a(n)

• A)motor neuron.
• B)effector cell.
• C)connector neuron.
• D)sensory neuron.

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Definitions:

Sclera

The white, outer layer of the eyeball, providing protection and maintaining the eye's shape.

Retina

Nervous tunic of the eyeball.

Lacrimal Gland

Tear gland located in the superolateral corner of the orbit.

Mitral Cells

Neurons in the olfactory bulb that receive signals from the sensory neurons and transmit them to other parts of the brain for odor processing.