noun
- A sensory receptor that responds to mechanical stimuli such as pressure, touch, vibration, or sound waves.
Usage: biology, neuroscience
Examples
- Mechanoreceptors in your skin allow you to feel temperature and texture.
- The inner ear contains mechanoreceptors that detect sound vibrations.
- Pressure-sensitive mechanoreceptors help you maintain balance and posture.
- Mechanoreceptors in joints provide feedback about body position and movement.
- Without functioning mechanoreceptors, you would lose your sense of touch.
- Different types of mechanoreceptors respond to different intensities of pressure.