Various receptor types are specialized for detecting different stimuli, including harm (nociceptors), temperature changes (thermoreceptors), pressure distortion (mechanoreceptors), specific molecules (chemoreceptors), light wavelengths (photoreceptors), and electric fields (electroreceptors).
Different receptors detect specific stimuli: nociceptors for harm, thermoreceptors for temperature, mechanoreceptors for pressure, chemoreceptors for molecules, photoreceptors for light, and electroreceptors for electric fields.
| Text | nociceptors sense harmful stimuli. thermoreceptors detect changes in temperature. mechanoreceptors are stimulated by distortion caused by pressure. chemoreceptors perceive specific molecules. photoreceptors respond to specific light wavelengths. electroreceptors detect electric fields. |
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