Match each proprioceptor with their functions

1. Pacinian corpuscles
2. Ruffini endings
3. Nociceptors
4. Semicircular canals
a) Picks up extreme changes in temperature and pressure interpreted as pain.
b) Registers angular movements of the head.
c) Detects rapid changes in pressure and vibration on a joint capsule.
d) Detects slow changes in the position or angle of a joint.


1. Pacinian corpuscles – c
2. Ruffini endings – d
3. Nociceptors – a
4. Semicircular canals – b

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