Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134312729
Author: Johnson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 4TY
Receptor adaptation results when:
a. sensory neurons stop sending action potentials
b. a stimulus is discontinued
c. action potentials from different neurons cancel one another out
d. the action potentials do not reach the brain
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