Increase in threshold level on applying subthreshold, slowly rising stimulus is known as ___________?
Correct answer: B. Accommodation
- A. Adaptation
- B. Accommodation
- C. Refractoriness
- D. Electrotonus
Explanation
Accommodation is the rise in threshold when a slowly increasing, subthreshold stimulus is applied. Adaptation usually refers to reduced receptor or sensory response during a sustained stimulus.
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