All of the following are common across each sensory system, EXCEPT:
A)Neuronal signals are passed along specific sensory nerves.
B)System nerves terminate either monosynaptically or disynaptically in different parts of the thalamus.
C)The system begins with a structure for collecting, filtering, and amplifying information from the environment.
D)The system contains specialized receptor cells that transduce environmental stimuli.

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While it is true that neuronal signals are passed along specific sensory nerves, the system begins with a structure for collecting, filtering, and amplifying information from the environment, and the system contains specialized receptor cells that transduce environmental stimuli, not all system nerves terminate either monosynaptically or disynaptically in different parts of the thalamus. This is true for some sensory systems, but not all, such as the olfactory system, which projects directly to the olfactory cortex without first passing through the thalamus.

All of the Following Are Common Across Each Sensory System