Question

Name the following:

• The neuron that transmits impulses from CNS to an effector.
  

Answer 1

Impulse:

An impulse is an electric signal that transmits from one neuron to the other.

Central nervous system:

CNS is a vital portion of the human brain that constitutes the brain and the spinal cord.

Efferent neurons:

1. The neuron that transmits impulses from the central nervous system to an effector organ is called an efferent neuron.
2. Efferent neurons are also called motor neurons.
3. They are featured by having long axons and short dendrites.