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MCAT Psychological Social Foundations Flashcards: 6a Somatosensation Taste Smell

Study 6a Somatosensation Taste Smell in MCAT Psychological Social Foundations with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What receptor type detects skin stretch via Ruffini endings?

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ANSWER

Mechanoreceptors (slow-adapting stretch receptors). Ruffini endings detect sustained skin deformation and stretching.

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MCAT Psychological Social Foundations: Foundational Concept 6: Perception, Cognition, Emotion

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A clinical psychologist evaluates a 45-year-old patient who reports that "food tastes bland" after a recent viral illness. The patient can still detect whether foods are sweet or salty but struggles to distinguish strawberry vs. cherry candy when blindfolded. The patient also reports decreased enjoyment of meals and reduced motivation to cook, despite denying depressed mood before the illness. Which expected outcome is most consistent with disruption of the olfactory pathway in this scenario?
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