Increasing the strength of the stimulus applied to the sensory receptor increased _______.

A) the amount of neurotransmitter released at the axon terminal of the sensory neuron
B) the frequency of action potentials in the sensory neuron
C) the frequency of action potentials in the interneuron
D) the frequency of action potentials in the sensory neuron and the amount of neurotransmitter released at the axon terminal of the sensory neuron
E) the frequency of action potentials in the sensory neuron, the amount of neurotransmitter released at the axon terminal of the sensory neuron and the frequency of action potentials in the interneuron


Ans: E) the frequency of action potentials in the sensory neuron, the amount of neurotransmitter released at the axon terminal of the sensory neuron and the frequency of action potentials in the interneuron

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