Mechanoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors are sensory receptors that respond to physical formations of membrane generated by touch, stretch, pressure, motion and sound. The mechanoreceptors in the cochlea of the inner ear are the most sensitive in the human body. The mechanosensory stereocilia vibrates when sound waves pass the cochlear fluid and transduce sound into nervous signal.
Afferent or sensory neurons collect stimuli received by receptors throughout the body, including the skin, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue as well as pain and other receptors in the internal organs. Sensory information is transmitted, which includes the brain and spinal cord.
