What Category of Receptor Cell Is Used to Sense Touch,vibration

question 36

Multiple Choice

What category of receptor cell is used to sense touch,vibration and pressure?

• A)photoreceptor
• B)mechanoreceptor
• C)thermoreceptor
• D)chemoreceptor
• E)osmoreceptor

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Definitions:

Alogia

A term used in psychiatry to describe a poverty of speech, where an individual produces brief and unelaborated responses during conversation.

Poverty of Speech

A reduction in the amount of spontaneous speech, often seen in various psychiatric and neurological conditions.

Loss of Volition

A decrease in the motivation or ability to make decisions or initiate voluntary action, often a symptom of psychological disorders.

Prodromal Phase

The period during which the symptoms of schizophrenia are not yet prominent, but the person has begun to deteriorate from previous levels of functioning.