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How are sensory receptors classified?

somatic receptors and special receptors


Receptors for taste and olfaction are classified as?

chemoreceptors


What are taste and smell receptors classified as?

Chemoreceptors.


What type of receptors are most likely to be classified as silent receptors?

Silent receptors are a proportion of total receptors that are to be occupied before there is any response. It is an model and these are not a distinct subgroup of receptors.


Why are taste and smell receptors classified as Chemoreceptors because they both respond to?

Chemoreceptors (chemical receptors) respond to chemicals in food and scents.


How are brain sensory receptors classified?

As chemical reacions


How are receptors classified of the special senses and general senses?

You can consider it as general.


A stretch receptor is classified as a a chemoreceptor b mechanoreceptor c photoreceptor d thermoreceptor e all of these?

A stretch receptors is classified as a mechanoreceptor.


What are specialized nerve endings that respond to temperature and touch?

These are sensory receptors. They are classified according to their function. The one for touch is Mechanoreceptor and other for teperature is thermoreceptor.


Where are infrared waves found?

Everywhere. Literally. The universe is filled with infrared radiation and will be until the universe's temperature drops to absolute zero. As for where it is found in abundance : any place that feels warm to you.


Taste and smell receptors are classified as chemoreceptors because they both respond to?

Chemoreceptors are classified as sensory cells or organs that respond to chemical stimuli. The nose and tongue are both equipped with chemoreceptors.


What type of stimulus detected by touch receptor?

The criteria used to classify sensory receptors depends on the type of nerve signals associated with the sensory receptors. Olfactory receptors read chemical signals and associate them with a corresponding smell, tastebuds read chemical signals and associate them with a corresponding taste ect..