Which of the Following Is Considered a Rapidly Adapting Receptor

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is considered a rapidly adapting receptor?

• A) corpuscle of touch
• B) type I cutaneous mechanoreceptor
• C) lamellated corpuscle
• D) both corpuscle of touch and type I cutaneous mechanoreceptor
• E) All of these answer choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Hematocrit

A measure of the proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells.

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Placenta

An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, providing oxygen and nutrients to the growing fetus while removing waste products.

Fetus

A developing mammal or human from the end of the embryonic period (in humans from nine weeks after conception) until birth.