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Which sensory receptor is sensitive to change in tension of a muscle?
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Sherwood Ritchie
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What are cells which detect change called?
They are called Receptor Cells
What is the change in responsiveness of the sensory system based on the average level of surrounding stimulation?
sensory adaptation
What is an environmental change that stimulates sensory neurons?
Sensation
What element detects change in a control system?
Receptor/Sensor-Recognition of the factor.
What structure detects sound?
Biologically the receptor is what detects the stimulus. The nervous system works in a diagram like this: Stimulus --> Receptor --> Coordinator --> Effector --> Response e.g Hot Pan --> Thermo --> brain --> bicep muscle contracts --> hand moves away On Hand receptor from pan. In skin.
How come if you turn around on the spot several times and then you stop that you get the sensation that you're still spinning?
the sensory receptor is still aware of the change of the stimulus.
How does information from the sensory receptorsin the skin get to the brain?
The initial sensory receptor detects a change e.g temperature. This is sent as an electrical impulse via a series of sensory receptors to the spine, if there is a problem a reflex occurs. If there is no problem the impulse is transmitted to the brain through the spinal cord.
What is the scientific name for the receptors of heat?
The scientific name for the receptors of heat is THERMORECEPTOR which is one of catogories of Touch receptor. THERMORECEPTORS are sensitive to change in temperature.
Define adaptation of sensory receptors?
When a stimulus is applied for a prolonged period, the rate of receptor response slows and our conscious awareness of the stimulus declines or is lost until some type of stimulus change occurs.
When a signal molecule binds to a receptor protein the receptor protein may change the?
shape.
How would you change the pA2 for a drug-receptor pair?
The only way to change the pA2 would be to alter the nature of the receptor, because the pA2 is essentially a measurement of the affinity of the antagonist drug for the receptor. So, in order to change this value, one would need to change the receptor in a way that changes the binding affinity of the drug.
Is olfactory a sensory or motor nerve?
Olfaction is the sense of smell.The Olfactory System is the sensory system used for Olfaction (smelling).So in short, Its a sensory system (nerve) not a motor nerve.Think of motor nerves as nerves that cause a change in something, such as muscle motor nerves cause the muscle to contract.Sensory Nerves 'sense' the environment around them and then transfer this information on to other parts of the body such as the brain.
An allosteric receptor embedded in a cell membrane will change shape only?
when a signal molecule fits the shape of the receptor
What is the change in responsiveness of the sensory system based on the average level of surrounding stimulation?
sensory adaptation
Does a receptor detect change in the environment?
yes they do ;) the skin for the temperature :)
What are cells which detect change called?
They are called Receptor Cells
What is the role of the receptor?
The main role of the NMDA receptor in the body is in ensuring neural plasticity. Further research is on-going to further refine understanding of this receptor, and this conclusion may change in future as more studies may find further roles for this receptor.
