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_____ skin is much more richly endowed with receptors and is exquisitely more sensitive to a wider range of stimuli than _____ skin.

A) Glabrous; hairy
B) Smooth; glabrous
C) Smooth; hairy
D) Hairy; glabrous

Glabrous Skin

Skin that does not have hair follicles but contains larger numbers of sensory receptors than do hairy skin areas.

Receptors

Biological molecules or structures on the surface of cells that bind to specific molecules, leading to a response within the cell.

Stimuli

External or internal changes that affect the sensory organs and elicit responses from an organism or a biological system.

  • Differentiate among the types and functions of sensory receptors distributed throughout the body.
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