What type of a receptor would provide information on lung expansion to respiratory centers in the brainstem?

nociceptor
baroreceptor
proprioceptor
Ruffini corpuscle


baroreceptor

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The tibial tuberosity is the attachment site for the

A.  patellar ligament. B.  hamstring muscles. C.  patellar tendon. D.  sciatic nerve. E.  intercondylar eminence.

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