A sensory unit is a single
afferent neuron with its
receptor
Receptor may refer to:
* Sensory receptor, in physiology, any neurite structure that, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse
*Receptor (biochemistry), in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and respond ...
endings. It is the smallest unit of sensory response.
References
Neurohistology
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