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.

• 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.