thermoreceptor

Examples of thermoreceptor in the following topics:

• Thermoreception

  • Thermoreception is the process of determining temperature by comparing the activation of different thermoreceptors in the brain.
  • The Ruffini endings, enlarged dendritic endings with elongated capsules, can act as thermoreceptors .
  • These thermoreceptors, which have free nerve endings, include only two types of thermoreceptors that signal innocuous warmth and cooling respectively in our skin.
  • Thermoreceptors are poor indicators of absolute temperature, but are very sensitive to changes in skin temperature.
  • The thermoreceptor pathway in the brain runs from the spinal cord through the thalamus to the primary somatosensory cortex.

• Classification of Receptors by Stimulus

  • Sensory receptors are primarily classified as chemoreceptors, thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, or photoreceptors.

• Somatosensation: Pressure, Temperature, and Pain

  • The receptors in the skin, also called cutaneous receptors, tell the body about the three main subdivisions mentioned above: pressure and surface texture (mechanoreceptors), temperature (thermoreceptors), and pain (nociceptors).
  • Thermoreceptors detect changes in temperature through their free nerve endings.
  • There are two types of thermoreceptors that signal temperature changes in our own skin: warm and cold receptors.
  • Our sense of temperature is a result of the comparison of the signals from each of the two types of thermoreceptors.

• Tactile Sensation

  • They also act as thermoreceptors that respond for a long time, so in case of a deep burn, there will be no pain as these receptors will be burned off.

• General Organization of the Somatosensory System

  • ., thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, etc.) detect the various stimuli.

• Somatosensory Receptors

  • Sensory receptors are classified into five categories: mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, proprioceptors, pain receptors, and chemoreceptors.

• Reception and Transduction

  • Sour tastants are acids which belong to the thermoreceptor protein family.

• Cutaneous Sensation

  • The system reacts to diverse stimuli using different receptors: thermoreceptors, nociceptors, mechanoreceptors, and chemoreceptors.

• Overview of Sensation

  • Our nervous system has sensory systems and organs that mediate each sense and these systems rely on chemoreceptors, photoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, or thermoreceptors to detect the state of the internal or external environment.