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The sensory receptors specialized to respond to light energy are?
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Sensory receptors are a type of sensory nerve. The sensory receptors that are specialized to respond to light energy are called stimuli.
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Stimuli are detected by special organs tissues or cells of body for example sound waves are detected by ears ,light is detected by eyes, chemicals in air are detected by nose and so on
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Functions of sensory receptor?
Sensory receptors translate physical energy into neural signals.
How does the sensory receptors act as transducers?
sensory receptors detect changes(light levels, pressure on skin) in our surroundings. they convert one form of energy into another particular form of energy.
How are sensory receptors like transducers?
A transducer is device for converting a non-electrical signal into an elct one. The result is action potential Example: conversion of light energy into electrical signals in the retina of the eye
What specialized neurons detect sensory energy from the outside world?
Receptor
Specialized cells that convert physical energy from the environment to electrical energy to be interpreted by the brain are called?
sensation receptors
Psionic receptors?
Cells that detect and respond to psychic or mental energy, allowing for telepathic communication or other extrasensory perception.
What is a specialized organism?
Traditionally, the five special senses have been defined as taste, smell, sight, hearing and feeling. However, touch is now considered to reflect the activity of the general senses, and equilibrium, or balance, can be thought of as a new fifthspecial sense. In contrast to the general sensory receptors, most of which are modified dendrites of sensory neurons, the special sensory receptors are distinct receptor cells. They are either localised within complex sensory organs such as the eyes and ears, or within epithelial structures such as the taste buds and olfactory epithelium. The principle function of the special sensory receptors is to detect environmental stimuli and transduce their energy into electrical impulses. These are then conveyed along sensory neurons to the central nervous system, where they are integrated and processed, and a response is produced. As part of the Physiome Project, the Eye Modelling Research Group at the Bioengineering Institute is aiming to develop an anatomically based and biophysically accurate integrated model of the eye. The initial stage of this project is to model fluid flow in the mammalian lens. The completed model will includes a range of spatial and temporal scales, from the level of the protein and cell, to the whole organ, and ultimately it will be integrated with other the organ systems in the Auckland Bioengineering Institute's virtual human.
What form of energy do all receptors output?
Chemical
Is kinetic energy when you feel?
Kinetic energy is the energy that objects have because they are moving. It is not about sensory perception.
What are the brain stimulus receptors?
Brain stimulus receptors are considered "selective transducers" by physiologists. The reason that they are referred to as this is that the receptors convert certain information by turning it to energy.
What is the mitochondria specialized for?
Mitochondria are specialized for energy production.They conduct aerobic respiration.
What receptors are sensitive to changes in the intensity of light energy?
photoreceptors
