Sensory Receptors Quiz

What type of sensory receptor is responsible for detecting touch?

• Chemoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

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Which sensory receptor detects temperature variations?

• Photoreceptors

• Pain receptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

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What are pain receptors also known as?

• Chemoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Nociceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

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Which receptors are sensitive to chemical stimuli?

• Thermoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

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What type of receptors are involved in the detection of light?

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

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What are the types of sensations detected by the cutaneous receptors in the skin?

• Touch, heat, cold, pressure, pain

• Taste, smell, sight, hearing

• Happiness, sadness, fear, disgust

• Red, blue, green, yellow

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Are the sensory receptors for detecting stimuli equally distributed throughout the body?

• Yes, they are equally distributed

• No, some body parts are more sensitive than others

• Yes, only in the limbs

• No, they are only present in the head

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What type of sensory receptor detects light touch and pressure within the epidermis?

• Free nerve endings

• Merkel's disk

• Meissner's corpuscles

• Pacinian corpuscle

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Which receptor is responsible for sensing pain, temperature, touch, and pressure?

• Ruffini's corpuscles

• Hair follicle receptors

• Free nerve endings

• Pacinian corpuscle

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What is the function of Meissner's corpuscles?

• Detect movement of hair

• Detect deep pressure and stretching of skin

• Encapsulated nerve endings that detect light touch

• Detect deep pressure and vibrations

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