Which of the Following Is a Good Example of Sensory

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a good example of sensory adaptation?

• A)olfactory receptors ceasing to produce receptor potentials when triggered by the smell of the second batch of cookies you are baking
• B)hair cells in the organ of Corti not responding to high-pitched sounds after you have worked on the same construction job for 30 years
• C)cones in the human eye failing to respond to light in the infrared range
• D)hair cells in the utricle and saccule responding to a change in orientation when you bend your neck forward after you have been reading a book
• E)rods in the human eye responding to mechanical stimulation from a blow to the back of the head so that a flash of light is perceived

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Definitions:

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