Sensory Transduction

Question 1

intensity generally encoded by ______ of action potentials and the __________ activated

Answer 1

rate/number, number of neurons

Question 2

the area of skin where stimulation produces activation of a neuron

Answer 2

receptive field

Question 3

small receptive fields result in higher ______

Answer 3

acuity

Question 4

muscle spindles, pressure, and slow pain are ______ adapting receptors, they respond repetitively to a prolonged stimulus

Answer 4

slowly

Question 5

pacinian corpuscles and light touch are _______ adapting receptors, show a decline in action potential frequency with time in response to a constant stimulus

Answer 5

rapidly