EMBRYOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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Which sensory receptor receives information about light?
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Photoreceptor
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Thermorecepter
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Chemorecepter
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Mechanoreceptor
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Photoreceptors-They respond to light. Rods and cones contain photoreceptors in the retina of the eyes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Photoreceptors detect light during vision. More specific examples of sensory receptors are baroreceptors, propioceptors, hygroreceptors, and osmoreceptors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Merkel’s disks are densely distributed in the fingertips and lips. They are slow-adapting, unencapsulated nerve endings, and they respond to light touch.
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