Question

Differentiate between sensory and motor neuron.

Answer 1

1. The nerve cells or neurons that convert the external stimulus into the internal electrical impulses are called sensory neurons.
2. The nerve cells that carry the processed electrical impulses from the brain to the effector organs like a muscle is called motor neurons.

Sensory neuron	Motor neuron
1. It consists of a short axon.	1. It consists of a long axon.
2. It has one long dendron.	2. It comprises many short dendrons.
3. It contains a receptor.	3. It does not contain a receptor.
4. They are found in skin, eyes, tongue, nose, etc.	4. They are found in muscles and glands.