A patient learns that abdominal pain is originating from the liver. The nurse should explain to the patient that the impulses from receptors in the internal organs to the central nervous system are transmitted from which type of neurons?
a. Interneurons
b. Efferent neurons
c. Somatic sensory neurons
d. Visceral sensory neurons
ANS: D
Sensory neurons from receptors in internal organs are called visceral sensory neurons. C. Sensory neurons from receptors in the skin, skeletal muscles, and joints are called somatic. B. Motor (efferent) neurons transmit impulses from the central nervous system to effectors—that is, muscles and glands. A. Interneurons are found entirely within the central nervous system.
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