Do sensory neurons have dendrites or receptor cells?

That's a bit tricky. So sensory neurons are generally unipolar, with a process that sends the information from the receptors to the cell body and a process that sends it from the cell body onward. The receptor cells, the nerve endings, are considered the dendrites in these cells. read more

So sensory neurons are generally unipolar, with a process that sends the information from the receptors to the cell body and a process that sends it from the cell body onward. The receptor cells, the nerve endings, are considered the dendrites in these cells. read more

Action potentials are sent from the dendritic region in the skin to the cell body in the ganglion. From there on it is transmitted to spinal interneurons in the spinal cord and up to the brain. The nomenclature of these sensory neurons is generally as follows: in the cell body the axon splits in two. read more

Receptor cells are considered to be part of the peripheral nervous system, as they are the first step in conveying information from the periphery to the brain. Many receptor cells do not fire action potentials. Action potentials are widely considered to be a key property of neurons. Instead, receptors often operate by graded responses. read more

Sensory neurons have long dendrites and short axons. The dendrites of a sensory neuron are found outside the spinal cord in the skin, muscle or gland of their particular sensory receptor. Their axons end in the spinal cord where they connect with the dendrites of other neurons. 2. read more

Neurons have different shapes depending on what they do. Motor neurons that control muscle contractions have a cell body on one end, a long axon in the middle and dendrites on the other end; sensory neurons have dendrites on both ends, connected by a long axon with a cell body in the middle. read more