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Q: What type of stimulus is detected by photorceptors?
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What type of stimulus is detected by photoreceptors?

Light


Which type of stimulus is detected by photoreceptors?

light


A stimulus is detected and changed to an impulse by what?

receptor


A stimulus that cannot be detected at least 50 of the time is said to be?

Subliminal.


What is the definition of weber's law?

The principle that for any change in a stimulus to be detected, a constant proportion of that stimulus (s) must be added or subtracted.


Which type of stimulus is an allergen such as pollen?

External Stimulus


What is the system's reaction to the stimulus?

Stimulus detected by receptors, transmitted to brain via afferent neurones, info processed at brain, efferent neurones, then to affector such as muscles.


What is an effector organ in human biology?

Effector organ is a part of the body that responds to a stimulus and a stimulus is a change in the environment that is detected by a receptor. And is a receptor is a nerve cell that detects a stimulus.


What type of stimulus do thermoreceptors react?

Thermoreceptors react to variation in temperature.


Which type of stimulus do mechanoreceptors detect?

Sound


What structure detects the stimulus in the reflex action?

The stimulus is detected by temperature or pain receptors in the skin. These generate impulses in sensory neurons. The impulses enter the CNS ( Central nervous system ) through a part of the spinal nerve called the Dorsal root.


Many people chew to gum to increase saliva formation when their mouth is dry. what is this type of stimulus?

mechanical stimulus