What receptors are associated with causing coughing, sneezing, and tachypnea when stimulated?

a. Irritant receptors
b. J receptors
c. Muscle spindles
d. Peripheral proprioceptors


ANS: A
Rapidly adapting irritant receptors in the epithelium of the larger conducting airways have vagal sensory nerve fibers. Their stimulation, whether by inhaled irritants or by mechanical factors, causes reflex bronchoconstriction, coughing, sneezing, tachypnea, and narrowing of the glottis.

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