Which receptor type is used to detect intense mechanical stimuli?
A) chemoreceptors
B) warm receptors
C) hair cells in semicircular canals
D) mechanical nociceptors
E) baroreceptors

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Mechanical nociceptors are specialized sensory receptors that respond to intense mechanical stimuli, such as pinching, cutting, or stretching, which might cause damage to tissues, thus they are involved in the sensation of pain.

Which Receptor Type Is Used to Detect Intense Mechanical Stimuli