Sensory Organs (receptors) Flashcards
1
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sensory organs (receptors):
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modified nerve cells, sensitive to a specific type of stimulus
2
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Exteroceptors
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- responsive to external stimuli
- mechanoreceptors
- thermoreceptors
- chemoreceptors
- photoreceptors
3
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Enteroceptors
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- responsive to internal stimuli
- proprioceptors: in skeletal muscles and joints
- visceroceptors: in blood vessels and internal organs
