Which statement is FALSE?
A. If the receptive field is small, precise localization of the stimulus is easily determined.
B. The receptors in our ears for balance and equilibrium are tonic receptors.
C. The special senses are examples of interoceptors.
D. The interoceptors, or visceroceptors, are primarily stretch receptors.
E. Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner corpuscles, Krause bulbs. and Ruffini corpuscles are examples of encapsulated receptors.
Answer: C. The special senses are examples of interoceptors.
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