We received the men and their wives, the men and their mothers, the men and their grandmothers--but, in place of their unmarried daughters, elaborate excuses, offered with a shameless politeness wonderful to see.
Sensory neurons that monitor position and movement of body parts. Respond to degree of stretch of the organs they occupy. Monitor how much organs containing these receptors are stretched. Include muscles, tendons, and joint capsules. They can determine how much force is being applied to your limbs allowing you to pick something up without crushing it or dropping it.
Twelve pairs of peripheral nerves connect to the brain rather than the spinal cord. These nerves are designated by Roman numerals preceded by N. In addition, each pair has a name. The cranial nerves can be classified as special sensory, (primarily) motor, or mixed sensory and motor. Olfactory Nerve (N I) The olfactory nerve is a special sensory cranial nerve that is responsible for the sense of smell. The receptors of these neurons are found in the olfactory epithelium and the axons pass through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.