Courses
Courses for Kids
Free study material
Offline Centres
More
Store Icon
Store
seo-qna
SearchIcon
banner

Choose the correct statement.
A. Photoreceptors in the human eye are depolarized during darkness and become hyperpolarized in response to the light stimulus.
B. Receptors do not produce graded potentials.
C. Nociceptors respond to changes in pressure.
D. Meissner’s corpuscles are thermoreceptors.

Answer
VerifiedVerified
484.5k+ views
Hint: Special cells present in the eye’s retina that convert light into signals. Two types of photoreceptors are found in the human eye. They are the rods and cones. Rods function in night vision, whereas cones are capable of color vision.

Complete answer:
When the light hits either a rod cell or a cone cell, it leads to change in retinal structure. This change in structure results in activation of cGMP phosphodiesterase, closes the cation channels, preventing influx of positive ions; thus leading to membrane hyperpolarization.
In the dark, positive ions enter the photoreceptor and depolarize it.
A receptor potential is a type of graded potential, produced by the activation of a sensory receptor.
Nociceptors, also known as pain receptors, are activated by a noxious stimulus.
Meissner’s corpuscles are a type of mechanoreceptor.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note:

RODSCONES
High sensitivityLow sensitivity
Located on edge of retinaLocated in the center of retina
Slow response timeFaster response time
Respond in dim lightRespond in bright light
Black and WhiteColor
More in number than conesFew in number than rods
High amplificationLess amplification
Loss causes – Night blindnessLoss causes – Color blindness


> There are four types of photopigments, one in rods which is called rhodopsin and three in cones which are known as erythrolabe (red), cyanolabe (blue) and chlorolabe (green).
> Rods cells have a structure that is elongated and is composed of four main regions; outer segment, inner segment, cell body and synaptic region.
> A disease called retinitis pigmentosa occurs because of some genetic mutations in rhodopsin molecules.