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A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. Normally there are four main types in glabrous skin: Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner's corpuscles, Merkel's discs, and Ruffini endings.
B. Types of Sensory receptors: receptionists at the front door of the nervous system. Six major categories of sensory receptors based on the type of stimuli energy that each type detects. 1. Mechanoreceptors - detect forms of mechanical energy (changes in pressure, position, or acceleration) 2.