Multiple Choice
Receptor potentials are generated in mechanoreceptors, such as those involved in touch, when
A) sensitivity of the membrane to neurotransmitters increases.
B) signals from other mechanoreceptors are summed.
C) neurotransmitter is released.
D) membrane distortion causes ion channels to close.
E) membrane distortion causes ion channels to open.
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