The receptors for hearing and equilibrium are the example of:
Correct answer: A. Mechanoreceptors
- A. Mechanoreceptors
- B. Thermoreceptors
- C. Nociceptors
- D. Photoreceptors
Explanation
Both hearing and balance are detected by hair cells in the inner ear that respond to the mechanical bending of their stereocilia, so they are mechanoreceptors. Chemoreceptors respond to chemicals, thermoreceptors to temperature, nociceptors to damaging stimuli and photoreceptors to light, none of which drives the inner ear.
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