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Which receptor cells are responsible for activating the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and balance?
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INTRODUCTION
One way of classifying sensory receptors is by the type of energy they transduce. The five different classifications of sensory receptors that assist in the functioning of these senses according to their energy sensitivity are:

  • Mechanoreceptors
  • Chemoreceptors
  • Photoreceptors
  • Thermoreceptors
  • Electroreceptors
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