All of the Following are Examples of Mechanoreceptors EXCEPT

Question

All of the following are examples of mechanoreceptors EXCEPT
A) Ruffini corpuscles.
B) Meissner's corpuscles.
C) olfactory receptors.
D) Pacinian corpuscles.
E) stretch receptors.

Accepted Answer

Olfactory receptors are not mechanoreceptors; they are chemoreceptors involved in the sense of smell. Mechanoreceptors respond to mechanical pressure or distortion.