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Sensory System Receptors

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Photoreceptor

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Sensation detected: Light, Location: Retina of the eye

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Proprioceptor

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Sensation detected: Body position, tension, and movement, Location: Muscles, tendons, and joints

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Osmoreceptor

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Sensation detected: Osmotic pressure changes relating to water balance, Location: Hypothalamus

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Olfactory receptor

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Sensation detected: Odor molecules in the air, Location: Olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity

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Thermoreceptor

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Sensation detected: Temperature changes, Location: Skin and hypothalamus

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Nociceptor

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Sensation detected: Pain due to physical damage or chemical irritation, Location: Skin, body organs, and musculoskeletal system

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Baroreceptor

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Sensation detected: Blood pressure changes, Location: Walls of blood vessels and the heart

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Hair cell

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Sensation detected: Vibration caused by sound waves and movement of fluid in the inner ear, Location: Cochlea and vestibular apparatus of the inner ear

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Gustatory receptor

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Sensation detected: Taste compounds, Location: Taste buds on the tongue

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Chemoreceptor

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Sensation detected: Chemicals in solution, Location: Taste buds on the tongue, olfactory receptors in the nose

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Auditory receptor

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Sensation detected: Sound waves, Location: Inner ear (Cochlea)

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Stretch receptor

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Sensation detected: Stretching of organ walls, Location: Gastrointestinal tract, bladder, lungs

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Mechanoreceptor

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Sensation detected: Mechanical pressure and distortion, Location: Skin, internal organs, and the inner ear

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Cutaneous receptor

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Sensation detected: Touch, pressure, heat, cold, and pain, Location: Skin

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Magnetoreceptor

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Sensation detected: Magnetic fields, Location: Not clearly defined in humans, but present in some animals

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