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Mechanoreceptors
Receptors that bend when sound vibrations move through the inner ear.
Olfactory receptor
A chemoreceptor in the nose that detects airborne chemicals.
Perception
How the brain interprets sensory signals to create an experience.
Photoreceptors
Light-sensitive cells that convert light into electrical signals.
Receptor
A specialized cell or structure that notices a change (stimulus) and sends a signal telling the body what to do next.
Sense
A way the body gathers information through receptors and sends it to the brain for interpretation.
Somatosensory receptors
Receptors in the skin that detect physical changes like pressure, heat, and pain.
Taste receptor
A cluster of chemoreceptors that detect dissolved chemicals in food.
Transduction
The process in which receptors turn a stimulus into an electrical or chemical signal the body can interpret.