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Fill in the blanks:______detect the degree to which a muscle is stretched, whereas______detect the force of a muscle contraction.
13. The Peripheral Nervous System
Sensory Receptor Classification by Modality
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Which type of sensory receptor is stimulated by touch, pressure, vibration, and stretch?
A
nociceptors
B
thermoreceptors
C
chemoreceptors
D
mechanoreceptors
E
photoreceptors
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Identify the types of sensory receptors listed in the problem: nociceptors, thermoreceptors, chemoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, and photoreceptors.
Understand the function of each receptor type: nociceptors detect pain, thermoreceptors detect temperature changes, chemoreceptors detect chemical stimuli, mechanoreceptors detect mechanical stimuli, and photoreceptors detect light.
Focus on the stimuli mentioned in the problem: touch, pressure, vibration, and stretch. These are all mechanical stimuli.
Match the mechanical stimuli to the appropriate receptor type. Mechanoreceptors are specialized to respond to mechanical changes such as touch, pressure, vibration, and stretch.
Conclude that the type of sensory receptor stimulated by touch, pressure, vibration, and stretch is mechanoreceptors.
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