assignment Questions and Correct
Answers.
Nocireceptors - Answer pain receptors
Photoreceptors - Answer respond to light
Chemoreceptors - Answer respond to chemicals
Thermoreceptors - Answer respond to changes in temperature
mechananoreceptors - Answer respond to pressure and movement
the mechanoreceptors that sense changes in the tension of muscles and tendons are called? -
Answer proprioceptors
what is the name of the specific type of mechanoreceptor that detects changes in blood
pressure? - Answer baroreceptor
sensory receptors that respond to forces that destroy them? - Answer mechanoreceptor
what are the five main types of receptors? - Answer chemoreceptor, pain receptor,
thermoreceptor, mechanoreceptor, and photoreceptor
what is the interpretation by the brain of incoming sensory impulses is called? - Answer
preception
the ability of the nervous system to become less responsive to a maintained stimulus is called? -
Answer sensory adaptation
What is the simpliest type of touch/pressure receptor, located within the epithelium of the
skin? - Answer free nerve endings
Where are free nerve endings found? - Answer abundant in hairless areas of the skin, such
as lips