Sensory Receptors and the Nervous System
12th Grade · Science · 80 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe how sensory receptors transmit information to the nervous system.
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Sensory receptors convert stimuli into electrical signals through a process called sensory transduction.
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A stronger stimulus leads to a higher frequency of action potentials, and some receptors adapt to sustained stimulation.
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Sensory neurons transmit action potentials to the central nervous system, where the information is processed and integrated.
