When a Person Is Exposed to Temperature Extremes, Why Is

question 73

Multiple Choice

When a person is exposed to temperature extremes, why is it difficult to distinguish hot from cold objects?

• A) Temperature perception requires more than one type of receptor.
• B) Temperatures above 37 degrees centigrade actually stimulate the cold receptors.
• C) At extremes, pain receptors are stimulated by both very hot and very cold objects.
• D) Most temperature receptors cannot differentiate hot from cold.
• E) Pain receptors are inhibited by both very hot and very cold objects.

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