Meissner’s corpuscles in skin contain mechanoreceptors for……..
a) touch
b) stretch or pressure
c) hearing
d) pain
Explanation Meissner corpuscles consist of a cutaneous nerve ending responsible for transmitting the sensations of fine, discriminative touch and vibration.
Pacinian’s corpuscle in skin and baroreceptor in the wall of blood vessels contain mechanoreceptors for……..
a) temperature
b) stretch or pressure
c) hearing
d) pain
Explanation The Pacinian corpuscles, elaborate structures found in the skin of the fingers and in other organs, are layers of fluid-filled membranes forming structures just visible to the naked eye at the terminals of axons.
Ear contains mechanoreceptors for……..
a) touch
b) equilibrium
c) hearing
d) both b and c
Sensory input from various receptors are received by………
a) brain
b) spinal cords
c) nerves
d) both a and b
Explanation: brain and spinal cord are the central nervous system (CNS)
CNS collected information which further processed/analyzed for an appropriate response by special type of neurons called……..
a) associative neurons
b) motor neurons
c) intermediate neurons
d) both a and c
Explanation: CNS is made up of intermediate neurons
Those parts of the body which produce an appropriate response are called……
a) integrators
b) analyzer
c) transductors
d) effectors
Explanation: muscles and glands are effectors
