Identify the True Statement(s) About Sensory Receptors

Multiple Choice

Identify the true statement(s) about sensory receptors:

A) The larger the receptor potential, the greater the frequency of action potentials initiated in the afferent neuron.
B) Tonic receptors often exhibit an "off-response."
C) Phasic receptors are important in situations where maintained information about a stimulus is valuable.
D) Receptor adaptation results from nerve fatigue.
E) Receptors are part of efferent neurons.