Choose the correct statement.
Correct answer: C. Photoreceptors in the human eye are depolarised during darkness and become hyperpolarised in response to the light stimulus
- A. Nociceptors respond to changes in pressure
- B. Meissner's corpuscles are thermoreceptors
- C. Photoreceptors in the human eye are depolarised during darkness and become hyperpolarised in response to the light stimulus
- D. Receptors do not produce graded potentials.
Explanation
Photoreceptors in the human eye are unique because they are the only type of sensory cells that are relatively depolarised (about -35mV) when it is at rest (i.e., in the dark), and hyperpolarised (to about -70mV) in response to adequate light stimulus. Nociceptors respond to potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain. Meissner's corpuscles are a type of mechanoreceptor, responsible for touch sensitivity. Receptors generally produce graded potentials called receptor potentials.
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