Receptors Flashcards
1
Q
What do mechanoreceptors respond to?
A
Touch, pressure, vibration, stretch and itch
2
Q
What do thermoreceptors respond to?
A
Changes in temperature
3
Q
What do photoreceptors respond to?
A
Light energy
4
Q
What do chemoreceptors respond to?
A
Chemicals (e.g. smell, taste, changes in blood chemistry)
5
Q
What do nociceptors respond to?
A
Pain causing stimuli (e.g. extreme temperature, excessive pressure, inflammatory chemicals)
6
Q
What do exteroceptors respond to?
A
Stimuli on arising outside the body on skin and in eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
7
Q
What do interoceptors respond to?
A
Stimuli from organs and blood vessels
8
Q
What do proprioceptors respond to?
A
Stretch in skeletal muscles, tendons, joints.
9
Q
What else do proprioceptors do?
A
Inform the brain of where your arms and legs are.
