thermoreceptor

thermoreceptor

Cellular receptors which mediate the sense of temperature. Thermoreceptors in vertebrates are mostly located under the skin. In mammals there are separate types of thermoreceptors for cold and for warmth and NOCICEPTORS which detect cold or heat extreme enough to cause pain.

Type Bone
Structure parente sensory receptor
Nom latin thermoreceptor

Questions fréquentes

What is the thermoreceptor?
Cellular receptors which mediate the sense of temperature. Thermoreceptors in vertebrates are mostly located under the skin. In mammals there are separate types of thermoreceptors for cold and for warmth and NOCICEPTORS which detect cold or heat extreme enough to cause pain.
What is the Latin name for the thermoreceptor?
The Latin name for the thermoreceptor is thermoreceptor.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.