Merkel cell fibers, tactile corpuscles, Ruffini endings, and lamellated corpuscles are all types of:

a. nociceptors.

b. mechanoreceptors.

c. photoreceptors.

d. chemoreceptors.

Video transcript

Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together, which of the following plays a vital role in the sensory perception of taste and smell. Is it answer choice? A photoreceptors, answer choice B meccano receptors, answer choice C chemo receptors or answer choice D no receptors. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices is involved in the sensory perception of taste and smell. So in order to solve this question, we have to recall what each of the following answer choices are involved in to determine which of the following is related to the sensory perception of taste and smell. And we can recall that taste perception is handled by the taste buds that are found in the tongue and smell perception is handled by olfactory receptors in the nose that detect airborne molecules and the taste buds and olfactory receptors are important since the taste buds contain chemo receptors. And the olfactory receptors are a type of chemo receptor, which means that the chemo receptors are involved in the sensory perception of taste and smell. So, answer choice C chemo receptors is the correct answer. And all other answer choices are incorrect since photoreceptors are related to the sensory perception of light and vision. Mckenna acceptors are involved in the sensory perception of mechanical stimuli such as pressure, touch, vibration and stretch, which are types of tactile sensations. And lastly answer choice D no su acceptors are related to the sensory perception of pain. So answer choice C is the only correct answer choice. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.