15. The diagram below illustrates the reflex pathway involved in the dilation (expansion) and contraction (shrinking) of pupils in the eye in response to changes in light intensity. Iris muscle Eye Neuron Y Optic nerve Neuron X A person exits a darkened shopping centre and 100h Brain
Anatomy and Physiology of Special Sensory Organs
Sensory organs can be labeled as special sensory structures that permit sight, hearing, odor, and flavor. Sensory structures permitting proprioception, touch, thermal, and pain perception can be classified as more advanced sensory organs. The sensory neurons are trained to find out modifications in the external and internal conditions so that a person's body can react to that change. A stimulus is the first signal that is recognized by any sensory receptor of the body. Stimulus is an impulse generated when there is a change in the surroundings of a person. For example, a heated environment will alert the brain through the thermal sensory organs and generate a reflex accordingly.
Sensory Receptors
The human sensory system is one of the most complex and highly evolved structures, which processes a myriad of incoming messages. This well-coordinated system helps an organism or individual to respond to external stimuli, appropriately. The sensory receptors are an important part of the sensory system. These receptors are specialized epidermal cells that respond to external environmental stimuli. These receptors consist of structural and support cells that form the peripheral unit of the receptor and the neural dendrites which receive and detect the external stimuli.
![15. The diagram below illustrates the reflex pathway involved in the dilation (expansion)
and contraction (shrinking) of pupils in the eye in response to changes in light
intensity.
Iris muscle
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Eye
J
K
L
M
Neuron Y
Optic nerve
A person exits a darkened shopping centre and into high-intensity sunlight.
Which of the following combinations correctly identifies neurons X and Y and the
response to the change in light intensity?
Neuron X
Motor
Sensory
Motor
Sensory
Neuron X
Brain
Neuron Y
Sensory
Motor
Sensory
Motor
Response
Pupil dilates
Pupil dilates
Pupil contracts
Pupil contacts](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2a197753-fa8d-4a8d-bc85-decdcbd9991a%2F9d3d64d9-d982-461d-9c66-5b4433866bb8%2Fqgn8op_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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