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Chapter 12, Problem 1CP
What is the purpose of a sensory receptor?
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Summary Introduction
To review:
The purpose of a sensory receptor.
Introduction:
The sensory receptor is a part of the PNS (peripheral nervous system). These receptors are present at the surface of neurons to sense external as well as internal environmental changes.
Explanation of Solution
The sensory receptor is classified as the component of nervous system, responsible for detecting the changes occurring in the external as well as the internal environment.
The sensory receptors help to monitor the internal stimuli like a decrease in the BP (blood pressure) or the external stimuli such as an insect bite on the skin. Without the sensory receptors, the brain will not get any information about the internal or the external stimuli and the changes, which occur due to the stimuli.
Conclusion
Thus, the purpose of a sensory receptor is to detect the changes that occur in the external and the internal environment of the body and inform the brain about these changes.
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Chapter 12 Solutions
PRIN OF ANATOMY & PHYS 16E W/ WILEYPLUS
Ch. 12 - l. What is the purpose of a sensory receptor?
Ch. 12 - What are the components and functions of the SNS...Ch. 12 - 3. Which subdivisions of the PNS control voluntary...Ch. 12 - Prob. 4CPCh. 12 - 5. Describe the parts of a neuron and the...Ch. 12 - Give several examples of the structural and...Ch. 12 - 7. What is a neurolemma, and why is it important?
Ch. 12 - 8. With reference to the nervous system, what is a...Ch. 12 - 9. What types of electrical signals occur in...Ch. 12 - 10. Why are voltage-gated channels important?
Ch. 12 - 11. What is the typical resting membrane potential...Ch. 12 - 12. How do leak channels contribute to resting...Ch. 12 - 13. What is a hyperpolarizing graded potential?
Ch. 12 - 14.What is a depolarizing graded potential?
Ch. 12 - What happens during the depolarizing phase of an...Ch. 12 - Prob. 16CPCh. 12 - 17. What effect does miyelination have on the...Ch. 12 - How is neurotransmitter removed from the synaptic...Ch. 12 - Prob. 19CPCh. 12 - Prob. 20CPCh. 12 - Prob. 21CPCh. 12 - Prob. 22CPCh. 12 - What is a neural circuit?Ch. 12 - What are the functions of diverging, converging,...Ch. 12 - What factors contribute to a lack of neurogenesis...Ch. 12 - What is the function of the regeneration tube in...Ch. 12 - The buzzing of the alarm clock woke Carrie. She...Ch. 12 - Prob. 2CTQCh. 12 - As a torture procedure for his enemies, mad...
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