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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2020

A young woman suddenly developed cough and bronchial spasm, when she entered into a room with high concentration of tobacco smoke. What receptors activated this defensive reflex?

Answer options

  1. Pulmonary mechanoreceptors
  2. Pleural receptors
  3. Central chemoreceptors
  4. Juxtacapillary receptors
  5. Irritant receptors
Correct answer

Irritant receptors

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