Question

What is true of mechanoreceptors?

A) They sense light
B) They sense heat/cold
C) They respond to pressure, movement, and tension.
D) They monitor pain
E) Other:

Answer 1

c they respond to pressure and movement and tension

Answer 2

C) They respond to pressure, movement, and tension.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mechanoreceptors are a type of somatosensory receptors which relay extracellular stimulus to intracellular signal transduction through mechanically gated ion channels. The external stimuli are usually in the form of touch, pressure, stretching, sound waves, and motion.