interneuron

Examples of interneuron in the following topics:

• Spinal Cord

  • Grey matter is also composed of interneurons, which connect two neurons, each located in different parts of the body.
  • While a reflex may only require the involvement of one or two synapses, synapses with interneurons in the spinal column transmit information to the brain to convey what happened (the knee jerked, or the hand was hot).
  • A cross-section of the spinal cord shows grey matter (containing cell bodies and interneurons) and white matter (containing axons).

• Sensory-Somatic Nervous System

  • These neurons are usually stimulated by interneurons within the spinal cord, but are sometimes directly stimulated by sensory neurons.

• Establishing Body Axes during Development

  • Three main ventral cell types are established during early neural tube development: the floor plate cells, which form at the ventral midline during the neural fold stage; as well as the more dorsally located motor neurons and interneurons.