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Sensory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protrusions of the tongue on which taste buds are located | Papillae |
| Pain receptors | Nociceptors |
| Pain orginiating on a deep organ that's sensed on the body surface | Referred |
| Receptors that respond to stretch | Mechanoreceptors |
| Specialized nerve cells that detect physical or chemical 3vents outside the cell membrane | Receptors |
| Receptors that allow you orient your body to space | Proprioceptors |
| Receptors found only in the eyes | Photorecptors |
| Type of pain fibers that produce sharp localized pain | Fast pain fibers |
| Receptors activated by a change in temperature | Thermoreceptors |
| When a stimulus is continuous the firing frequency slows causing sensation to diminish | Adaptation |
| Receptors that react to odors | Chemoreceptors |
| Type of pain fibers found in deep body organs | Slow pain fibers |