mechanoreception

Examples of mechanoreception in the following topics:

• Tactile Sensation

  • Touch is sensed by mechanoreceptive neurons that respond to pressure in various ways.
  • Describe how touch is sensed by mechanoreceptive neurons responding to pressure

• Overview of Sensation

  • Touch or somatosensation (tactioception, tactition, or mechanoreception), is a perception resulting from the activation of neural receptors in the skin, including hair follicles, tongue, throat, and mucosa.

• Somatosensation: Pressure, Temperature, and Pain

  • Touch receptors in the skin have three main subdivisions: mechanoreception (sense of pressure), thermoreception (sense of heat) and nociception (sense of pain).