Sensory Receptors Quick Check

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

thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors
thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors

photoreceptors and thermoreceptors
photoreceptors and thermoreceptors

mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors

Answer 1

The sensory receptors affected by the condition CIPA (Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis) are thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors.

Thermoreceptors are responsible for detecting temperature, and mechanoreceptors are involved in sensing physical sensations such as pain.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors