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mechanosensory

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mechanosensory /me·cha·no·sen·so·ry/ (-sen´sŏ-re) pertaining to sensory activation in response to mechanical pressures or distortions.


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This means that the fly must integrate visual information from its eyes, which tells it where the threat is approaching from, with mechanosensory information from its legs, which tells it how to reach the proper preflight pose.
The mechanism definitely exists in the blood vessels and is provided my mechanosensory cells in the wall endothelium (mechanoreceptors).
Afferent transmission relies on a balance in the activity of both the pain fibers and large proprioceptive or mechanosensory fibers.
 
 
 
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