What Type of Sensory Receptors Function in Balance and Sensing

question 29

Multiple Choice

What type of sensory receptors function in balance and sensing gravity?

• A)mechanoreceptors
• B)photoreceptors
• C)nociceptors
• D)chemoreceptors

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