GENERAL

Cards (4)

  • EXAMPLE OF A RECEPTOR?
    Pacinian Corpuscle
  • WHAT DO PACINIAN CORPUSCLE RESPOND TO?
    changes in mechanical stimuli (e.g. pressure)
  • FEATURES OF PACINIAN CORPUSCLE?
    • specific to only one type of stimulus (mechanical)
    • produces a generator potential by acting as a transducer
  • WHAT DO TRANSDUCERS DO?
    convert one form of energy to another