BRAINCAKESensory Receptors
Sensory receptors are usually found in sense organs such as the skin, ear and eye. They are called transducers as they convert internal and external stimuli of various kinds into an electrical impulse called a generator potential.
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Key terms in this lesson
- generator potential
- A change in potential produced in a sensory receptor cell in response to a stimulus, which if it reaches the threshold triggers an action potential.
- thermoreceptor
- A sensory receptor, found in the skin and hypothalamus, that detects changes in temperature.
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- Neurones
- Sensory Neurones
- Motor Neurones
- Myelinated Neurones
- Pacinian Corpuscles
- Generator Potential
- Resting Potential
- Depolarisation
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