List the Four Types of General Sensory Receptors Based on Function,and

question 33

Multiple Choice

List the four types of general sensory receptors based on function,and identify the type of stimulus that excites each type.

• A)nociceptors (temperature),thermoreceptors (pain),mechanoreceptors (physical distortion),and chemoreceptors (chemicals dissolved in body fluids)
• B)nociceptors (chemicals dissolved in body fluids),thermoreceptors (physical distortion),mechanoreceptors (pain),and chemoreceptors (temperature)
• C)nociceptors (physical distortion),thermoreceptors (chemicals dissolved in body fluids),mechanoreceptors (pain),and chemoreceptors (temperature)
• D)nociceptors (temperature),thermoreceptors (physical distortion),mechanoreceptors (temperature),and chemoreceptors (pain)
• E)nociceptors (pain),thermoreceptors (temperature),mechanoreceptors (physical distortion),and chemoreceptors (chemicals dissolved in body fluids)

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