Yes.
sensory receptors - specialized nerve cells
The special cells of the sense organs that receive stimuli from the environment are called receptors. The receptors detect different changes in the surrounding envronment and stimulate the neurons to perform the proper tasks.
The type of receptors that sense touch on the skin are called mechanoreceptors.
General sense organs consist of microscopic receptors widely distributed throughout the body in the skin, muscles, tendons, joints, and other internal organs of the body.
Stimuli in sense organs are external signals that trigger a response in the sensory receptors, such as light for the eyes, sound waves for the ears, chemicals for taste and smell receptors, pressure for touch receptors, and temperature for thermoreceptors. These stimuli are converted into electrical signals that are then transmitted to the brain for interpretation.
There are many sense organs in the body like touch receptors, pressure receptors, heart receptors, taste receptors, sound receptors, etc. All these receptors when stimulated result in changes in tone or isometric contraction of skeletal muscles around them or in the entire body.Sensation:Sensation is the observation of change in tone of skeletal muscles induced by a single sense organ.Thus, heat, sound, etc are sensations.Feeling:Feeling is the observation of changes in tone of skeletal muscles induced by many sense organs or continuous changes in a single sense organ.Thus, coffee induces a feeling and so does a song.
Yes, moles have a highly developed sense of touch due to specialized touch receptors in their skin called Eimer's organs. These receptors help them navigate underground tunnels and locate prey by sensing vibrations and textures in the soil.
Sensory nerves, or the receptor nerves, as they are only made up of sensory neurons. Receptors are the specialised structures at the end of the sensory nerves that receive the stimuli and convert it into an electrical signal to be conducted by the nerve as a nerve impulse.
Tapeworms lack traditional sense organs like eyes and ears, but they do possess specialized structures called sensory cells. These cells are sensitive to changes in their environment, allowing tapeworms to detect chemical signals and possibly changes in light or temperature. Additionally, they have receptors that can sense the presence of host tissues and nutrients, aiding in their ability to attach to the host and feed. Overall, their sensory capabilities are quite rudimentary compared to those of more complex organisms.
Kh Chuchkov has written: 'Cutaneous receptors' -- subject(s): Sense organs, Skin
Pigs have sense organs such as the nose for smell and the tongue for taste located in their head and mouth. Additionally, they have tactile sensory receptors in their mouth that help them explore and taste objects.
The sense of hearing uses receptors housed in the inner ear, specifically the cochlea. The sense of smell uses receptors housed in the olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity. The sense of taste uses receptors on taste buds located on the tongue and other parts of the mouth.