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sensory receptor
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Sensory receptor
In a
sensory system
, a
sensory receptor
is a
sensory nerve
ending that responds to a
stimulus
in the internal or external environment of an
organism
. In response to stimuli, the sensory receptor initiates
sensory transduction
by creating
graded potentials
or
action potentials
in the same cell or in an adjacent one.
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