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Mechanoreceptors that react to changes in pressure are part of the _____

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I Helping Hand Sensitive to stimuli that stretch, compress, twist, or distort their plasmalemmae. 3 classes: 1) tactile- provide sensations of touch, pressure, and vibration 2) baroreceptors- detect pressure changes in the walls of blood vessels, digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts.
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Sensitive to stimuli that stretch, compress, twist, or distort their plasmalemmae. 3 classes: 1) tactile- provide sensations of touch, pressure, and vibration 2) baroreceptors- detect pressure changes in the walls of blood vessels, digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts. 3) proprioceptors- monitor the position of joints and muscles are are the most complex general sensory receptors.
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