General sense receptors primarily contribute to which set of senses?

• A. Vision, hearing
• B. Taste, smell
• C. Touch, proprioception, and visceral senses
• D. Equilibrium

Answer: (C)

General senses are carried by receptors scattered throughout the body in skin, muscles, joints, and internal organs. They provide basic somatic information like touch, pressure, temperature, and pain, plus proprioception (awareness of body position) and visceral sensations from internal organs. Vision, hearing, taste, smell, and equilibrium rely on specialized sensory organs and dedicated receptor systems, so they’re not considered general senses. For this reason, the receptors best described as contributing to touch, proprioception, and visceral senses are the general sense receptors.