Choose the correct statement regarding sensory receptors.
A. Our senses can perceive a wide range of energies.
B. Different modalities of sensations have different types of impulses.
C. The brain cannot distinguish between impulses of cold and heat.
D. Sensory receptors transduce different forms of physical energy to nerve impulses.
Answer: D
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(A) Abdominal aorta (B) Umbilical arteries (C) Pulmonary artery (D) Umbilical vein (E) Pulmonary veins
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A. pulmonary trunk; right ventricle B. left ventricle; aortic semilunar valve C. left atrium; mitral valve D. right atrium; tricuspid valve E. right ventricle; pulmonary trunk
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