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The Sensory System: Contains structures sensitive to a stimulus in their…
The Sensory System: Contains structures sensitive to a stimulus in their surroundings that send a signal to the CNS along the axon of a neuron
Sensory receptors, based on stimulus origin
Exteroceptors: sensitive to stimulus from environment, found in skin and special sense organs
Interoceptors: sensitive to stimulus from inside body, located in internal organs
Proprioceptors: sensitive to stimulus coming from muscles/joints/tendons/ligaments, tell where body is
Sensory receptors, based on type of stimulus
Thermoreceptor: senses temperature, warm and cold seperate
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Chemoreceptor: senses chemicals, smells, found in blood vessels to relay chemical levels in blood
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Mechanoreceptor: senses pressure, touch, vibration, stretch
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