Which of the following pairs IS NOT matched correctly?

A. mechanoreceptors/ touch, pressure, hearing and equilibrium
B. photoreceptors/light
C. nociceptors/vibrations
D. thermoreceptors/changes in temperature
E. chemoreceptors/smell and taste, chemicals in body fluids


Ans: C. nociceptors/vibrations

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