One Way to Prevent a Sensory Stimulus, Such as Pressure

question 53

Multiple Choice

One way to prevent a sensory stimulus, such as pressure, from being received by the nervous system is to chemically block

• A) pressure receptors in the brain.
• B) efferent neurons carrying information to muscles.
• C) graded potentials in interneurons.
• D) afferent neurons that connect with the sensory cells that detect pressure.
• E) neurotransmitter release in the brain.

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