Q. Choose the correct statement.
A) Nociceptors respond to changes in pressure
B) Meissner's corpuscles are thermoreceptors
C) Photoreceptors in the human eye are depolarized during darkness and become hyperpolarized in response to the light stimulus
D) Receptors do not produce graded potentials
Explanation
[Solution] Rods and cones are depolarised in the dark and hyperpolarise on light. Nociceptors sense pain and Meissner's corpuscles sense touch. Answer (3).
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