[DOC] [TLE] Chapter 4 Key Terms Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] Translation of sound waves into auditory nerve signals through the action of .... 
One of the three bones in the middle ear that help to transduce sound into nerve 
impulses .... The technical term for the rods and cones; the cells that transduce 
light ... stimuli and the translation (transduction) of those stimuli into action 
potentials. [DOC] [TLE] Receptor | Define Receptor at Dictionary.com [PAR] Receptor definition, Physiology. an end organ or a group of end organs of ... Cell 
Biology. any of various specific protein molecules in surface membranes of cells 
... If you had been plugged into the receptor like I was a few minutes ago and ... (
physiol) a sensory nerve ending that changes specific stimuli into nerve impulses
. [DOC] [TLE] Stimulus (physiology) - Wikipedia [PAR] In physiology, a stimulus (plural stimuli) is a detectable change in the internal or 
external ... If these nerves do not detect stretching, the body determines perceives 
low .... In general, cellular response to stimuli is defined as a change in state or ... 
the basis for the conversion of the mechanical stimulus into an electrical signal. [DOC] [TLE] Unit 3 Handout [PAR] nervous system glia (glial cells) provide support for the neurons. ... Axon - This 
structure carries the neural impulse resulting in the output of information. ..... 
Prolonged abuse of these drugs results in fourth and fifth functions being affected 
in much .... general term for the various methods employed to transform 
physiological... [DOC] [TLE] Ion Channels and the Electrical Properties of Membranes - NCBI [PAR] These channels are discussed in Chapter 19 and will not be considered further 
here. ... Search term ... Nerve cells (neurons), in particular, have made a specialty 
of using ion ..... Like the Na+ channel, voltage-gated K+ channels can inactivate. 
.... Transmitter-gated Ion Channels Convert Chemical Signals into Electrical Ones
... [DOC] [TLE] Stages of the Action Potential - Boundless [PAR] Neural impulses occur when a stimulus depolarizes a cell membrane, prompting 
an ... A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell, such 
as a ... Almost all cell types exhibit some sort of polarity, which enables them to 
carry out ... is caused when positively charged sodium ions rush into a nerve cell. [DOC] [TLE] Biological Psychology: Seventh Edition - Glossary [PAR] Light energy, for example, is the adequate stimulus for photoreceptors. ... A 
molecule, usually a drug, that binds a receptor molecule and initiates a response 
like that .... there into estrogens to masculinize the developing nervous system of 
some ... the nerve cell that carries nerve impulses from the cell body to other 
neurons. [DOC] [TLE] BIOL237 Class Notes - The Senses [PAR] A receptor potential is like the graded potentials which occur at a synapse. ... 
nociceptors - pain receptors from any noxious stimulus [free nerve endings] ... 
General vs Special Senses: (See Table 13.1) Although all sensory receptors 
basically do ... cells possessing microvilli that respond to chemicals taken into the 
mouth. [DOC] [TLE] Glossary - Neuroscience - NCBI Bookshelf [PAR] The neuronal process that carries the action potential from the nerve cell body .... 
ear where vibrations caused by sound are transduced into neural impulses. 
cognition. A general term referring to higher order mental processes; the ability of 
the ...... synthetic drug that has pharmacological actions similar to those of 
morphine. [DOC] [TLE] Communication: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems - Academics [PAR] The nervous system is broken down into two major systems the Central ... The 
sensory neurons convey input from receptors from senses like vision, hearing .... 
Stimuli alter the permeability of the cell membrane by causing ion channels to 
open. .... a synapse, and these come in two general varieties - electrical and 
chemical. [DOC] [TLE] Target organ | definition of target organ by Medical dictionary [PAR] Looking for online definition of target organ in the Medical Dictionary? target ... in 
the tendons of mammalian muscles, being the receptor for stimuli responsible for 
the ... i.e., organs that translate certain forms of energy into nerve impulses that 
are ... target tissue tissue/cells

Question: General term for cells that translate stimuli, like those of drugs, into nerve impulses
Answer: Receptors