The neuron that carries impulses away from the nervous system is called a motor neuron. Motor neurons transmit nerve impulses from the brain or spinal cord (the central nervous system) to muscles or glands, enabling a response or action
. More specifically, the part of the neuron responsible for carrying impulses away from the cell body is the axon. The axon conducts the electrical nerve impulse from the neuron toward the target muscle, gland, or another neuron
Summary:
- Motor neuron: carries impulses away from the central nervous system to effectors (muscles or glands)
- Axon: the structure within the neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body
Thus, the neuron carrying impulses away from the nervous system is a motor neuron, and the axon is the specific part that transmits these impulses outward.
