Question

Some large arteries that are proximal to the heart are sensitive to the stretch of the blood vessels. This stretch indicates the blood's pressure.

Which of the following pairs of classifications below best fit the receptor type that is being described above?

- mechanoreceptors that are also interoceptors

- thermoreceptors that are also interoceptors

- mechanoreceptors that are also exteroceptors

- thermoreceptors that are also exteroceptors

Answer 1

'Mechanoreceptors that are also interoceptors' is the pair of classifications that best fit the receptor type that is being described.

Step-by-step explanation:

• interoceptors are associated with sensory process of feelings like anger, hunger, sadness etc.

• They also include physiological sensations like muscle efforts, vasomotor sensation and mechanoreceptors act to the stimuli like touch, pressure or vibration.

• They also contain primary nerves which respond to mechanical displacements thus it is the best receptor type for the given situation.