sensory unit
{{Short description|Sensory neuron}}
A sensory unit is a single afferent neuron{{cite journal |last1=Kopp |first1=Lindsey |last2=Tadi |first2=Prasanna |year=2022 |title=Neuroanatomy, Sensory Nerves |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539846/ |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |pmid=30969668 |access-date=2020-06-24 |website=NCBI Bookshelf}} with its receptor endings. It is the smallest unit of sensory response.