Our skin contains receptors for ____________ .

touch

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pain

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sound

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temperature

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Solution

The correct options are
A
touch

B
pain

D
temperature

Our skin contains sensory receptors for pressure, vibrations, temperature, pain, etc. They are listed as follows:
-Chemoreceptors - stimulated by changes in the chemical concentration of substances.
-Pain receptors - stimulated by tissue damage.
-Thermoreceptors - stimulated by changes in temperature.
-Mechanoreceptors - stimulated by changes in pressure or movement.
-Photoreceptors - stimulated by light energy.

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\begin{matrix} Sensation & Sensory receptors (a) Temperature & (i) Nociceptor (b) Touch & (i i) Pacinian corpuscle (c) Pain & (i i i) Thermoreceptor (d) Pressure & (i v) Tactile receptor \end{matrix}

Column A	Column B
(a)Olfactory Receptors	(i)Tongue
(b)Thermoreceptors (Temperature receptors)	(ii) Eye
(c)Gustatory receptors	(iii) Nose
(d) Photoreceptors	(iv) Skin

Question 39
Match the terms of Column (A) with those of Column (B)

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