What is the difference between receptors and neuron?

Receptor is that which senses the stimuli. And neuron is that which passes the signals on from the receptor to the central nervous system , which interprets it . read more

some structural differences are that the cell body is at the end of a motor neuron and in the middle of a sensory neuron. another difference is that the sensory neuron has receptors on the end. read more

Sensory neuron is a cell that carries the information towards the central nervous system. A nerve is a set of neurons all carrying the info in the same direction (more or less). A sensory nerve is made up of a lot of sensory neurons. read more

The key difference between neurons and neurotransmitters is that neurons are cells which transmits signal within the body while neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers which help neurons to transmit the signal through gaps between neurons. read more