The receptors responsible for detecting deep pressure and high-frequency vibration are
A. Krause bulbs.
B. lamellated corpuscles.
C. arrector pili corpuscles.
D. Ruffini corpuscles.
E. tactile corpuscles.
B
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Muscles including the term capitis would be found within or attached to the
A) head. B) neck. C) thorax. D) abdomen. E) groin.
Unicellular organisms rely on the process of __________ to transport substances throughout the body
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
Exposure of the skin to sunlight converts ________ to vitamin D3.
A) calcium B) calcitriol C) 7-dehydrocholesterol D) cholesterol E) 25-OH D3
Which of the following statements regarding the determination of stimulus intensity is true?
A. Stronger intensity stimuli cause rapid adaptation, while weaker stimuli cause slower adaptation. B. The amplitude of action potentials increases with increasing stimulus intensity. C. The duration of receptor potentials decreases with increasing stimulus intensity. D. The frequency of action potentials increases with increasing stimulus intensity. E. The only means of detecting intensity changes is through recruitment of greater numbers of sensory units.