- All-or-none events.
- Graded potentials.
- Propagated along the axon.
- Always inhibitory.
Category: COORDINATION & CONTROL NERVOUS & CHEMICAL COORDINATION
- Receptors can respond equally well to all types of stimuli.
- Each receptor type is typically most sensitive to a specific form of energy.
- Specificity refers to the location of the receptor.
- Specificity is only relevant for chemoreceptors.
- Sound waves
- Heat energy
- Light energy
- Chemical signals
- Any stimulus that can excite the receptor.
- The specific type of stimulus energy to which a receptor is most sensitive.
- The minimum intensity of a stimulus required to excite a receptor.
- The maximum response a receptor can generate.
- Light touch
- Vibration
- Painful stimuli
- Cold temperatures
- Touch and pressure
- Taste and smell
- Vision and hearing
- Balance and proprioception
- Pressure
- Light intensity
- Temperature
- Chemical concentration
- Transduction
- Amplification
- Integration
- Conduction
- Olfactory receptor
- Retinal photoreceptor
- Pacinian corpuscle
- Taste bud
- Produces a specific chemical neurotransmitter.
- Directly initiates a motor response.
- Converts a specific type of energy into an electrical signal.
- Filters out unwanted sensory information.
