Types of Receptors
Sensory Organs
Eye
Ear
Nose
100
These are two types of photo receptors
Cones and rods
100
This sensory organ alerts the brain of small wounds on the skin
Acute pain fibers
100
This layer of the eye contains visual receptor cells
Retina
100
This structure in the inner ear is shaped in a spiral
Cochlea
100
Your olfactory bulb is located where
Above nasal cavity
200
This receptor is used to sense pressure and vibration
Mechanoreceptor
200
This causes your blind spot
Optic nerve
300
This receptor senses chemicals
Chemoreceptors
300
Taste buds are these types of receptors
Chemoreceptors
300
This layer gives color to your eye
Iris
300
You smell with this structure
Nose
400
This receptor senses changes in temperature
Thermoreceptor
400
War temperature receptors receive temperatures in this range
25 to 45 degrees celsius
400
The lens functions to what
Focus
400
This structure provides openings for olfactory cells to pass into nasal cavity
Cribriform plate
500
These receptors give the sensation of pain
Pain receptors
500
Cold temperature receptors receive temperatures in this range
10 to 20 degrees Celsius
500
This is a jelly like fluid inside the eye
Vitreous humor
500
The auditory tube functions to do this
Helps maintain equal air pressure
500
These cover olfactory receptor cells
Cilia
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