Which of the following receptors is considered a free dendritic ending?

Which of the following have nonencapsulated (free) nerve endings?

Proprioceptors advise the brain of __________.

Simple receptors that are particularly abundant in epithelia and connective tissue tend to __________.

Which of the following receptors is stimulated by a substance known as capsaicin?

Fast-adapting receptors are called __________.

The larger the receptive field, the (a) larger the stimulus needed to stimulate a sensory receptor, (b) fewer sensory receptors there are, (c) harder it is to locate the exact point of stimulation, (d) larger the area of the somatosensory cortex in the brain that deals with the area, (e) closer together the receptor cells.

_______receptors are normally inactive, but become active for a short time whenever there is a change in the modality that they monitor.

Match the receptor type in column B to the correct description in column A. Column A______(1) pain, itch, and temperature receptors______(2) contains intrafusal fibers and anulospiral and flower spray endings______(3) discriminative touch receptor in hairless skin (fingertips)______(4) contains receptor endings wrapped around thick collagen bundles______(5) rapidly adapting deep-pressure receptor______(6) slowly adapting deep-pressure receptor Column Ba. bulbous corpusclesb. tendon organc. muscle spindled. free nerve endingse. lamellar corpusclef. tactile corpuscle