HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
CONTROL AND COORDINATION
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Detect smell
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Detect light
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Detect taste
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Detect touch
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Detailed explanation-1: -Photoreceptors are the cells in the retina that respond to light. Their distinguishing feature is the presence of large amounts of tightly packed membrane that contains the photopigment rhodopsin or a related molecule.
Detailed explanation-2: -Photoreceptors are specialized neurons found in the retina that convert light into electrical signals that stimulate physiological processes. Signals from the photoreceptors are sent through the optic nerve to the brain for processing.
Detailed explanation-3: -When light hits a photoreceptor, it causes a shape change in the retinal, altering its structure from a bent (cis) form of the molecule to its linear (trans) isomer.
Detailed explanation-4: -A photoreceptor cell, or photoreceptors, is a type of neuron that can transmit light and is found in the retina of the eye. The photoreceptor delivers information to other nerve cells via a change in membrane potential when photons are absorbed. Photoreceptors are specialized cells found in the retina of the eye.