List the six types of sensory receptors categorized based on the type of stimulus they detect and describe the types of stimuli that each type can detect
What will be an ideal response
(1 ) Mechanoceptors: detect mechanical stimuli such as touch, pressure, and stretch. (2 ) Thermoreceptors: detect changes in temperature. (3 ) Nociceptors: respond to painful stimuli. (4 ) Photoreceptors: detect light. (5 ) Chemoreceptors: detect chemicals in the mouth (taste), nose (smell) and body fluids. (6 ) Osmoreceptors: detects osmotic pressure of body fluids.
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a. during normal quiet breathing b. during maximal forced expiration c. in response to a pneumothorax d. during maximal forced expiration and in response to a pneumothorax e. in all of the above situations
A physiological ________ is a difference in chemical concentration, electrical charge, physical pressure, temperature, or other variables between one point and another.
A. membrane B. feedback loop C. barrier D. imbalance E. gradient
Extending from the conus medullaris are hairlike nerve fibers that remain within the vertebral canal that are called the filum terminale.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following bone shape is stated with an incorrect example?
A. Short bone - wrist and ankle bones B. Long bone - forearm bones C. Irregular bone - vertebrae D. Flat bone - thigh bone