Which of the following statements about receptor potentials is FALSE?
Which of the following statements about receptor potentials is FALSE?
A. They are changes in the resting membrane potential of a sensory cell in response to a stimulus.
B. The receptor potential spreads from the cell body of a sensory cell to the axon hillock, where action potentials can be generated
C. One receptor potential always prompts the release of a neurotransmitter that induces an associated neuron to generate an action potential.
D. They must be converted into action potentials to travel long distances.
E. They are graded membrane potentials that can be depolarizing or hyperpolarizing.
