GCU BIO 210 Lecture Exam 4 (Spring 2024) Questions
With Correct Answers
1. Nociceptors - ANSWER ✔ - Pain Receptors
-Location: Superficial Portions Of The Skin, Joint Capsules, Periostea Of Bones, And Around Walls
Of Blood Vessels
-Reception Occurs Over A Large Field
2. Fast Pain - ANSWER ✔ - Myelinated Fibers; Causes A Quick Reflex Reaction
3. Slow Pain - ANSWER ✔ - Unmyelinated Fibers; Burning Or Aching Sensations
4. Thermoreceptors - ANSWER ✔ - Detect Changes In Temperature; Not Located In All Parts Of The
Body.
-Location: Dermis (Effector Organ), Skeleton, Liver, And Hypothalamus (Main Regulator)
5. Mechanoreceptors - ANSWER ✔ - Sensitive To Stimuli That Distort Their Cell Membranes.
-Types: Stretching (Stomach, Bladder), Compression (Skin), And Twisting (Skin)
6. Tactile - ANSWER ✔ - Found In Skin
-Sense Of Touch, Pressure, And Vibration
7. Baroreceptors - ANSWER ✔ - Found In Vessels
-Detects Changes In Pressure In The Walls Of Vessels (Blood Vessels, Digestive Tract,
Reproductive Tract, Etc.)
8. Propioreceptors - ANSWER ✔ - Found In Joints
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