Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of a transducer cell?

  1. Alveolar epithelial cell

  2. Auditory hair cell

  3. Gut epithelial cell

  4. Brush bordered cell
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Auditory hair cells are transducer cells, i.e. it is a sensory epithelium where specialised cells reside that convert external signals such as sound into an electrical signal, that the neuronal system can detect.

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