Biology
Biology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321794260
Author: Audesirk, Teresa/ Audesirk
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Chapter 39, Problem 1RQ
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The way through which the senses encode the intensity of a stimulus.

Introduction:

Sensory organs are also termed as “Afferent Neurons”. They are nerve cells present in the nervous system. These cells play an important role in the transmission of impulses from a receptor. A stimulus is a type of action, feeling, pain received or sensed by the body through various receptors present.

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