Which sensory receptor is found in greatest numbers in the skin?

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1. A hormone whose over secretion in pregnancy stimulates melanocytes in skin to produce brown pigment melanin which darkness the skin is produced by:

   A. Anterior pituitary lobe B. Median pituitary lobe C. Posterior lobe D. Both a & b...

2. Information picked up by the body’s receptor called is termed:

   A. Cognition B. Perception C. Adaptation D. Sensation...

3. Receptor cells that are very sensitive to color are the _________________?

   A. rods B. bipolar cells C. cones D. ganglion cells...

4. The receptor of the eye that functions best in dim light is the ______________?

   A. fovea B. ganglion C. cone D. rod...

5. The theory of color vision based on the idea that we possess three distinct receptor areas for the three primary colors of light is the ________________?

   A. primary color theory B. signal detection theory C. opponent process theory D. trichromatic theory...

6. A receptor may be a:

   A. Cell B. Neuron ending C. Receptor organ D. All of the above...

7. Each receptor organ:

   A. Can receive all types of stimulus B. Can able to detect particular types of stimulus C. Can receive all types of stimuli but one at a time D. Receptor does not receive stimuli...

8. Which of the following statements regarding the NMDA receptor is?

   A. The NMDA receptor is a particular subtype of glutamate receptor B. Sodium entry into cell is one of the triggers for the development of LTP C. NMDA-dependent LTP can only develop in a cell that has been depolarized and then receives a further input D. Experiments have show the blockade of the NMDA receptor...

9. Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as:

   A. endorphins B. serotonin C. axon terminal D. dendrite...

10. Nerve cell bodies and dendrites are not the only locations sensitives to neurotransmitters. Receptor sites can also be found on:

    A. muscles and glands B. skeletal joints C. axon terminals D. all vital organs...