Receptors Flashcards
1
Q
name a receptor?
A
The pacinian corpuscle
2
Q
What do receptors only respond to?
A
specific stimuli
3
Q
what does the stimulation of a receptor lead to?
A
The establishment of a generator potential
4
Q
What, in the pacinian corpuscle leads to the establishment of a generator potential?
A
the deformation of stretch-mediated sodium ion channels