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What type of sensory receptors detect sensations from internal organs?
What type of sensory receptors detect sensations from internal organs?
- Visceroreceptors (correct)
- Mechanoreceptors
- Exteroceptors
- Proprioceptors
What type of receptors detect changes in temperature?
What type of receptors detect changes in temperature?
- Nociceptors
- Mechanoreceptors
- Electromagnetic receptors
- Thermoreceptors (correct)
Which type of receptors detect position or pressure sensations and tendon and muscle length?
Which type of receptors detect position or pressure sensations and tendon and muscle length?
- Exteroceptors
- Visceroreceptors
- Mechanoreceptors
- Proprioceptors (correct)
What type of receptors detect pain?
What type of receptors detect pain?
Which type of receptors detect compression or stretching?
Which type of receptors detect compression or stretching?
What type of receptors detect sensations from the surface of the body?
What type of receptors detect sensations from the surface of the body?
Which type of sensory receptor detects tissue damage?
Which type of sensory receptor detects tissue damage?
What type of sensory receptor is stimulated by light and located on the retina of the eye?
What type of sensory receptor is stimulated by light and located on the retina of the eye?
Which type of sensory receptor is divided into free nerve endings and encapsulated nerve endings?
Which type of sensory receptor is divided into free nerve endings and encapsulated nerve endings?
Where are Merkel's discs, Root hair plexus, and Free nerve endings located?
Where are Merkel's discs, Root hair plexus, and Free nerve endings located?
What is the function of Meissner corpuscles, Krause end bulbs, Pacinian corpuscles, and Ruffinin endings?
What is the function of Meissner corpuscles, Krause end bulbs, Pacinian corpuscles, and Ruffinin endings?
Which type of sensory receptor detects gases level, glucose concentration, and osmolality?
Which type of sensory receptor detects gases level, glucose concentration, and osmolality?
What is the primary function of sensory receptors in the nervous system?
What is the primary function of sensory receptors in the nervous system?
What determines the type of sensation detected by a sensory receptor?
What determines the type of sensation detected by a sensory receptor?
What is the role of the afferent pathway in the sensory system?
What is the role of the afferent pathway in the sensory system?
What is the term for the process by which sensory receptors transform different types of energy into nerve impulses?
What is the term for the process by which sensory receptors transform different types of energy into nerve impulses?
What is the main function of the sensory system in the nervous system?
What is the main function of the sensory system in the nervous system?
What is the term for the nerve tracts that terminate at specific points in the CNS?
What is the term for the nerve tracts that terminate at specific points in the CNS?
