Which of the Following Statements Is Not True

question 296

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not true?

• A) The first step in the sequence of events that produces a sensation is that some form of energy stimulates a receptor cell.
• B) Once a coded signal has been created by a receptor it is transmitted without further coding to the brain where it is analyzed further.
• C) The complex coded signals generated by sensory receptors change with corresponding changes in the stimulus.
• D) All sensory receptors have the ability to change the energy they receive into an electrochemical impulse.

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