Receptors and Their Functions
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Which of the following best describes the function of receptors?

  • Converters of nerve impulses
  • Transducers of electrical energy (correct)
  • Generators of modality of stimulation
  • Detectors of internal environment only

    • What is the property of receptors that allows them to be stimulated by a specific form of energy?

  • Excitability
  • Detectors
  • Specificity (correct)
  • Adaptation

    • Which statement about receptor potential is correct?

  • Receptor potential is a partial depolarization (correct)
  • Receptor potential is propagated
  • Receptor potential obeys the all or none law
  • Receptor potential is graded

    • What happens to the frequency of action potentials in the nerve fiber with constant stimulation?

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    Which of the following is an example of a modality of stimulation?

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