Praxis Psychology Exam Prep

Category - Praxis II: Pyschology (0390) Test Prep

Which of the following sensory receptors responds to touch and pressure?

  1. Chemoreceptors
  2. Mechanoreceptors
  3. Nociceptors
  4. Fibroreceptors
Explanation

Answer: B - Mechanoreceptors respond to touch and pressure. These receptors of mechanical force are significant to the fitness professional because they sense distortion in tissues during all forms of motion, such as the stretching of tendons and ligaments through exercise.

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