State the functions of the five basic types of sensory receptors.

      

State the functions of the five basic types of sensory receptors.

  

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sharon
a. Mechanoreceptors – detect mechanical compression or stretching of the receptor or of tissue adjacent to the receptor.
b. Thermoreceptors – detect changes in temperature, some receptors detect cold while others detect warmth.
c. Nociceptors – theses are painreceptors which detect damage occurring in tissues, whether physical or chemical damage.
d. Electromagnetic receptors – detect light on the retina
e. Chemoreceptors – detect taste in mouth, smell in nose, oxygen level in arteriole blood, osmolarity of body fluids, carbon dioxide concentration and other factors that make up the chemistry of the body
sharon kalunda answered the question on February 25, 2019 at 13:10


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