Some large arteries that are proximal to the heart are sensitive to the stretch of the blood vessels. This stretch indicates the blood's pressure

Which of the following pairs of classifications below best fit the receptor type that is being described above?
A) thermoreceptors that are also exteroceptors
B) thermoreceptors that are also interoceptors
C) mechanoreceptors that are also exteroceptors
D) mechanoreceptors that are also interoceptors


D

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a. kidney b. bone marrow c. liver d. pancreas

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A. Vascular spasm , platelet plug , fibrin clots B. Von Willebrand's factor, fibrin, platelets C. Factor VIll, factor VIl, factor II Xp. D. Fibrin, platelets, hemoglobin

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Plasma consists of

A. platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells. B. dissolved protein fibers and a watery ground substance. C. dissolved ground matrix and a lining of epithelial cells. D. platelets and a watery ground substance. E. dissolved blood cells and a liquefied ground substance.

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