Which type of receptor helps sense the pain of a heart attack (when cardiac muscle is deprived of oxygen)?

A. Somatic nociceptors
B. Autonomic baroreceptors
C. Somatic mechanoreceptors.
D. Visceral mechanoreceptors
E. Visceral nociceptors


Answer: E

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