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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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SUMMARY
The five different kinds
of sensory receptors, classified according to
the energy that they transduce, enable animals
to survive in their environment through the use
of many different senses. In summary:
- Mechanoreceptors transduce mechanical energy,
permitting animals to feel, hear, and maintain
balance.
- Chemoreceptors transduce certain kinds of chemical
compounds that enable taste and smelling.
- Photoreceptors transduce light energy through
rods and cones, generating light.
- Thermoreceptors transduce thermal energy.
- Electroreceptors respond to electrical stimuli.
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