You walk into class and find the following words on the board: mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, and nocioreceptors. Based on these words, what will you conclude was the topic of the lecture?
a) chemical senses
b) kinesthetic senses
c) perceptual illusions
d) cutaneous senses
ANS: d
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