Primary sensory afferent axons have widely varying diameters and their size correlates with the type of receptor to which they are attached. Which of these axons are the smallest and the slowest? Choose the correct option

A) Proprioceptors of the skeletal muscles
B) Mechanoreceptors of the skin
C) Pain and temperature
D) Temperature, pain, and itch


Ans: D

Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

The shortening or tensing of a muscle is a muscle

A) extension. B) reduction. C) contraction. D) compression.

Health & Biomechanics

An astrocytoma is a type of cancer found in the ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Health & Biomechanics

Professionally administered diagnostic tests are 100 percent accurate.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Health & Biomechanics

Snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear:

a. Auricle b. Cochlea c. Auditory meatus d. Utricle e. Pinna

Health & Biomechanics