Choose the statement that does NOT correctly describe the function of the corresponding sensory receptor.
A)You feel searing pain as nociceptors in your skin respond to cell lysis and death from a spider bite.
B)An ice cube feels very cold as thermoreceptors in your fingers detect its temperature.
C)Your car appears blue as proprioceptors in your eyes detect light of 420nm wavelength reflecting from it.
D)Your heart rate increases as baroreceptors in your aorta detect low blood pressure.

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Proprioceptors are sensory receptors that detect the position and movement of your body, not the color of objects. The statement incorrectly describes the function of proprioceptors in the eyes.

Choose the Statement That Does NOT Correctly Describe the Function