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photoreceptors

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respond to light : rods and cones in the retina of the eye

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chemoreceptors

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respond to chemicals:taste bubds

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thermoreceptors

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respond to temperature: ruffini and krause

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mechanoreceptors

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respond to mechanical stimuli: pacinian and meissners corpuscles

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proprioceptors

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sensitive to position,tensions and movement

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nociceptor

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respond to pain

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