The receptor potential of a stretch receptor in the muscle of a crayfish

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The receptor potential of a stretch receptor in the muscle of a crayfish spreads when ion channels in the cell's dendrites are opened. When the muscle is stretched, the ion channels in the dendrites of the receptor cell open, allowing ions to flow into the cell and generate a receptor potential which spreads to its axon. This ultimately causes an action potential to be generated in the axon, which then sends a signal to the central nervous system.

The Receptor Potential of a Stretch Receptor in the Muscle