Though there are no specific receptors designed to receive pain, nociceptors are characterized as
A) mechanoreceptors embedded in muscles and inner organs
B) free nerve endings anywhere in the body
C) sensory neurons in the peripheral nervous system
D) efferent neurons in the spinal column

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Nociceptors are free nerve endings that respond to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli, transmitting signals of pain to the central nervous system. They are not specifically designed to receive pain, but rather to detect stimuli that are capable of causing tissue damage.

Though There Are No Specific Receptors Designed to Receive Pain