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The Senses
The Human Body in Health & Disease
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10/20/2015

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Term
Receptors
Definition

Are often classified according to the the types of stimuli that activate them and whether they are encapsulated or unencapsulated.

Types of receptors:

Photoreceptors

Chemoreceptors

Pain receptors

Thermoreceptors

Mechanoreceptors

Term
Photoreceptors
Definition
Found in the retina of the eye and is stimulated by light
Term
Chemoreceptors
Definition
Are chemical stimuli; taste and smell
Term
Pain Receptors
Definition
Physical damage/injury
Term
Thermoceptors
Definition
Changes in temperature
Term
Mechanoreceptors
Definition
Mechanical stimuli; change their position or in some way deform the capsule around them.
Term
Encapsulated
Definition
Enclosed or as if in a capsule
Term
Unencapsulated
Definition

Free or naked of a covering

 

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