stretch receptor

Muscles, tendons, joints, alimentary canal, and bladder have mechanoreceptors {stretch receptor}, such as flower-spray endings and annulospiral endings, that detect pulling and stretching. Neck muscle-and-joint stretch receptors indicate head direction with respect to body.

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