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| − | In a sensory system, a sensory receptor is a sensory nerve ending that responds to a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism. In response to stimuli the sensory receptor initiates sensory transduction by creating graded potentials or action potentials in the same cell or in an adjacent one. | + | In a sensory system, a [[sensory receptor]] is a sensory {{Wiki|nerve}} ending that responds to a {{Wiki|stimulus}} in the {{Wiki|internal}} or {{Wiki|external}} environment of an {{Wiki|organism}}. In response to {{Wiki|stimuli}} the [[sensory receptor]] initiates sensory transduction by creating graded potentials or [[action]] potentials in the same cell or in an adjacent one. |
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Latest revision as of 23:32, 29 October 2014
In a sensory system, a sensory receptor is a sensory nerve ending that responds to a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism. In response to stimuli the sensory receptor initiates sensory transduction by creating graded potentials or action potentials in the same cell or in an adjacent one.
