Explain why calling receptors for noxious stimuli "pain receptors" is inaccurate. What is the more accepted term for these receptors?
What will be an ideal response?
The area of the brain that is stimulated by activity in a particular receptor always perceives the same sensation, regardless of the true nature of the stimulus. For example, a primary auditory cortex neuron interprets as sound both a sound stimulus and an artificial electrical stimulus to a cochlear neuron. In this example, the label is "sound"
(the adequate stimulus for the receptor) and the line is all of the neurons involved in the pathway from cochlea to auditory cortex.
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Neurotransmitters are released from the ________.
A. epineurium B. postsynaptic membrane C. Ca2+ channels D. presynaptic terminal E. synaptic cleft
Which of the following is a type of secretion in which cells become packed with secretions and then burst apart and die?
A) holocrine B) merocrine C) apocrine D) mucous E) ceruminous
The __________ suture is found between the occipital and parietal bones.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Monocytes are erythrocytes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.