A sensory unit is defined as

A. all of the sensory receptors in a given area of the body that respond to the same stimulus.
B. a single receptor ending and its afferent nerve fiber.
C. a single afferent neuron and all its receptor endings.
D. an afferent neuron and its postsynaptic interneurons.
E. a reflex composed of an afferent neuron, an interneuron, and an efferent neuron.


C

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