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Thermoreceptor

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thermoreceptor [¦thər·mō·ri′sep·tər]
(physiology)
A sense receptor that responds to stimulation by heat and cold.

Thermoreceptor 

a nerve ending found in various tissues and organs whose specific function is to react to changes in body temperature by changing the frequency of bioelectric impulses. Thermoreceptors send appropriate signals to the thermoregulatory center. The skin contains both cold and heat receptors. Cold receptors show a maximum frequency of 9–12 impulses per sec when the skin temperature is between 25°C and 30°C, and heat receptors show a maximum frequency of 30–40 impulses per sec when the skin temperature is between 42°C and 45°C. Temperature sensations are produced by the combined excitation of both types of thermoreceptors.



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This activates the thermoreceptors, which block the pain signals before they can be e-mailed to the brain.
The different types of input are sensed by a variety of mechanoreceptors, proprioceptors, nociceptors, and thermoreceptors that are responsive to changes in muscle length and rate of change in length, muscle tension, joint position, vibration, deep pressure stimulation, skin pressure, pain, temperature, and touch (Shelton, 1989).
These thermoreceptors allow our body to respond to heat and cold.
 
 
 
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