Chapter 45 - Sensory Systems - 45.3 - Mechanoreceptors Respond to Physical Forces - 45.3 Recap - Learning Outcomes - Page 972: 2

Hair cells present projections called stereocilia on its surface. Stereocilia bend in response to pressure, creating currents at their tips by opening and closing ion channels. These ion channels produce an action potential that is carried from neuron to neuron.

Hair cells present projections called stereocilia on its surface. Stereocilia bend in response to pressure, creating currents at their tips by opening and closing ion channels. These ion channels produce an action potential that is carried from neuron to neuron.