Transcellular Pathway

Water and solutes can be transported through the cell membranes by passive diffusion or active transport.

Water and solutes can be transported through the cell membranes by passive diffusion or active transport.

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Converting a receptor stimulus to a recognizable sensation is termed sensory coding

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Sensory receptors show adaptation, when a constant stimulus is applied for a period of time. Pattern of adaptation are phasic (adapt rapidly to the stimulus)& tonic(adapt slowly to the stimulus)

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The sensory receptors for vision are photoreceptors, located on the retina.

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There are two types of photoreceptors:

Rods 

Cones

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The neural elements of the retina are bound together by a type of glia called Müller cells

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Each rod and cone photoreceptor is divided into:

an outer segment

an inner segment 

a synaptic terminal zone