Which of the Following Is True of Pain Receptors

question 124

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of pain receptors?

• A)Pain receptors differ anatomically.
• B)Pain receptors are similar in the type of physical stimuli to which they most readily react.
• C)Pain receptors have a much lower threshold for firing than receptors for temperature and touch.
• D)Pain receptors react mainly to physical stimuli that distort them or to chemical stimuli that irritate them into action.

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