Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 34, Problem 2TY
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Nociceptor is a sensory neuron that responds to damaging stimuli by sending threat signals to the brain and spinal cord. Nociceptors are involved to sense pain. Thermoreceptors are found throughout the skin and they are able to sense the difference in temperature. Mechanoreceptors respond to mechanical pressure or distortion, they are found in skin and in other organs and detects touch sensations. Stretch receptors respond to the distention of some organs and muscles and they help to the coordination of muscle activity. Photoreceptors are found in the retina of eyes and sense the light.
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