What is the function of receptors in our body think of situations

What is the function of receptors in our body think of situations

Receptors convert Energy into an impulse (chemical and electrical change that occurs along a nerve fiber as a result of stimulation).

They are basically divided into two: cell surface receptors and intracellular receptors. The receptors in our sense organs are:

  • Mechanoreceptor (senses pressure)

  • Pain receptor (senses pain)

  • Thermoreceptor (senses heat)

  • Photoreceptors (senses light)

  • Chemoreceptors (senses chemicals)