Physio - Receptors

Question 1

chemoreceptors

Answer 1

• sense changes of chemicals
• H+, K+, CO2, O2, and

Question 2

photoreceptors

Answer 2

• responsive to light

Question 3

thermoreceptors

Answer 3

sensitive to cold and heat

Question 4

mechanoreceptors

Answer 4

• sensitive to changes in mechanical energy
• stretch receptors and baroreceptors

Question 5

osmoreceptors

Answer 5

• sensitive to changes of solutes in the extracellular fluid

Question 6

nociceptors (pain receptors)

Answer 6

• sensitive to damage to tissues