A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. Normally there are four main types in glabrous skin: Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner`s corpuscles, Merkel`s discs, and Ruffini endings. There are also mechanoreceptors in hairy skin, and the hair cells in the cochlea are the most sensitive mechanoreceptors,.....
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(from the article `animal`) Mechanoreceptors also respond to touch, pressure, stretching, and gravity. They are located all over the body and enable an animal to monitor its ... Mechanoreceptors are also of several different types. Sensory nerve terminals around the base of hairs are activated by very slight movement of the ... [2 re...
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A receptor which responds to mechanical pressure or distortion; e.g., receptors in the carotid sinuses, touch receptors in the skin. ... Synonym: mechanicoreceptor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(mek″ә-no-re-sep´tәr) a sensory receptor consisting of a nerve ending sensitive to mechanical pressures or distortions, such as those responding to touch and muscle contractions.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mek′ă-nō-rē-sep′tŏr Definitions: 1. A receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion; receptors in the carotid sinuses, touch receptors in the skin. Synonyms: mechanicoreceptor
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(mek;ua-no-re-sep;tor) A sensory receptor that responds to a mechanical stimulus.
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