Sensory Receptor Potentials in Medical Physiology
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What type of receptors detect changes in temperature?

  • Thermoreceptors (correct)
  • Electromagnetic receptors
  • Mechanoreceptors
  • Nociceptors
  • Which receptors detect mechanical compression or stretching?

  • Mechanoreceptors (correct)
  • Nociceptors
  • Thermoreceptors
  • Chemoreceptors
  • What do nociceptors detect?

  • Changes in temperature
  • Light
  • Mechanical compression or stretching
  • Physical or chemical damage in the tissues (correct)
  • Which receptors detect light?

    <p>Electromagnetic receptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of receptors detect taste, smell, O2 level, CO2 level, and osmolality of body fluids?

    <p>Chemoreceptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the principle where each type of receptor is highly sensitive to one type of stimulus and almost nonresponsive to other types?

    <p>Differential sensitivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the principle where nerve fibers are specific to transmitting only one modality of sensation?

    <p>Labelled line principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe each of the principle types of sensation that humans can experience, such as pain, touch, sound, and sight?

    <p>Modality of sensation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Types of Receptors

    • Thermoreceptors detect changes in temperature.
    • Mechanoreceptors detect mechanical compression or stretching.
    • Nociceptors detect painful or damaging stimuli.

    Specialized Receptors

    • Photoreceptors detect light.
    • Chemoreceptors detect changes in taste, smell, O2 level, CO2 level, and osmolality of body fluids.

    Sensory Principles

    • The principle of specificity states that each type of receptor is highly sensitive to one type of stimulus and almost nonresponsive to other types.
    • The labeled line principle states that nerve fibers are specific to transmitting only one modality of sensation.
    • The four primary modalities of sensation are pain, touch, sound, and sight, and are described as the principle types of sensation that humans can experience.

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    Test your understanding of the biophysics of sensory receptor potentials as covered in medical physiology textbooks and lecture notes. This quiz covers the properties of sensory receptors, somatic senses, and their differences.

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