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Biology
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ISBN: 9781260494570
Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 43, Problem 4U

In the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty fell asleep after pricking her finger. What kind of receptor responds to that kind of painful stimulus?

a. Mechanoreceptor

b. Nociceptor

c. Thermoreceptor

d. Touch receptor

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