A person who has the condition CIPA is unable to feel pain or temperature. Which sensory receptors are affected by this condition?(1 point)

Responses

mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors
mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors

thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors
thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors

chemoreceptors and photoreceptors
chemoreceptors and photoreceptors

photoreceptors and thermoreceptors

1 answer

The condition CIPA (Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis) specifically affects the ability to sense pain and temperature. This means that the sensory receptors involved are:

  • Thermoreceptors (which detect temperature changes),
  • Nociceptors (a type of mechanoreceptor that detects pain).

Given the options provided, the best match would be thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors, as mechanoreceptors also include nociceptive receptors involved in sensing pain.

So, the correct response is:

thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors.