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general senses
widley distributed throughout the body, including the skin, various organs and joints
special senses
specialized receptors and are confined to specific organs such as the eyes and ears of the head
chemoreceptors
responses to changes in the concentration of chemical
pain receptors
respond to tissue damage
thermoreceptors
respond to temperature changes
mechanoreceptors
responds to mechanical pressure or distortion
photoreceptors
detect light energy
sensory adaptation
The way our senses adjust to different stimuli
exteroreceptive senses
any form of sensation that results from stimuli located outside the body and is detected by exteroceptors
visceroreceptive senses
a sensory receptor located in the viscera
propriorecptive
The sense that lets us perceive the location, movement, and actions of parts of the body