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=Thermoreceptors=

By Keaton Rye

 * 1) Thermoreceptors detect if it is hot and cold, and regulate body temperature.
 * 2) They are located in the skin
 * 3) There are 2 types, Cold receptors and Warm receptors
 * 4) The cold receptors discharge when your body gets below 98.6 degrees and try to warm the body up. The warm receptors dischage when your body detects warmth above 98.6 degrees
 * 5) The face and ears have the most thermoreceptors located in them.
 * 6) Here is a diagram of how they work

6. The thermorecpetors can detect change outside the body as well as inside the body.