Sensory Transduction & Receptor Physiology

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Across
  1. 6. conscious interpretation of the world based on sensory systems, memory, and other neural processes
  2. 8. receptors that respond with constant action potentials as long as the stimulus is applied aka slow adapting
  3. 9. receptors respond to stimuli from outside the body (includes cutaneous receptors & special senses)
  4. 10. specialized structures that detect a specific form of energy in the external or internal environment and transduce it into a gradedpotential
  5. 11. conversion of stimulus energy into electrical energy (change in membrane potential)
  6. 12. receptors that Respond with a burst of activity when stimulus is first applied but quickly adapt to the stimulus by decreasing response aka fast adapting
Down
  1. 1. a given sensory receptor is specific for a particular modality
  2. 2. modality to which a receptor is most responsive
  3. 3. energy form of a stimulus
  4. 4. a sensory receptor’s response to a constant stimulus declines with time
  5. 5. receptors respond to internal stimuli found in organs; monitor blood pressure, pH, and oxygen concentrations
  6. 7. change in the membrane potential of a sensory receptor