Sensory Detection Happens When Our_______ Detect and Process Sensory Information

question 89

Multiple Choice

Sensory detection happens when our_______ detect and process sensory information from the environment.

• A)resting potentials
• B)action potentials
• C)receptors
• D)molecules

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Definitions:

Dorsal Roots

Nerve fibers that carry sensory information from the body to the spinal cord, part of the central nervous system.

Ventral Roots

The efferent motor root of a spinal nerve, through which motor neurons exit the spinal cord.

Spinal Nerves

Nerves that emerge from the spinal cord, crucial for transmitting motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the body.

Meninges

The three protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.