Flashcards in Receptors Deck (9)
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What do mechanoreceptors respond to?
Touch, pressure, vibration, stretch and itch
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What do thermoreceptors respond to?
Changes in temperature
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What do photoreceptors respond to?
Light energy
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What do chemoreceptors respond to?
Chemicals (e.g. smell, taste, changes in blood chemistry)
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What do nociceptors respond to?
Pain causing stimuli (e.g. extreme temperature, excessive pressure, inflammatory chemicals)
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What do exteroceptors respond to?
Stimuli on arising outside the body on skin and in eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
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What do interoceptors respond to?
Stimuli from organs and blood vessels
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What do proprioceptors respond to?
Stretch in skeletal muscles, tendons, joints.
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