Senses

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(1) What is the function of a sensory receptor? Cells specialized to detect stimulation

(2) What is a exteroceptor? EXAMPLES TOO exteroreceptors detect senses outside the body. Eyes and fingers are extero receptors

.(3) What is an interoceptor? EXAMPLES TOO. Interoreceptors respond to stimuli inside the body

(4) What is a chemoreceptor? EXAMPLES TOO. specialized chemical receptors in the brain

(5) What is a pain receptor? EXAMPLES TOO. Pain receptors warn the body the body against damage and or danger

(6) What is a photoreceptor? EXAMPLES TOO. specialized cells that respond to light frequencies,they are comonly found in the eye

(7) What is a mechanooreceptor? EXAMPLES TOO. repsond to froces and produce pressure

(8 What is a thermoreceptor? EXAMPLES TOO. detcet heat and tempurature simuli

(9) Explain sensation. the feeling experienced when a signal is sent from the receptor to the brain

(10) What is sensory adaptation? a sensation that can be no longer experienced after repeated exposure to it