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Which of the five senses contain photoreceptors?

The eyes contain photo-receptors.


What are the receptors in the eye?

You have rod cells and cone cells as receptors in your eye. Rods are for intensity of the light. Cone cells are for color vision.


What is the specific job of a rod in your eye?

Rods are light-sensitive receptors in the retina of vertebrates.


What are the two kinds of photoreceptor types in the retina?

The retina has two kinds of light sensitive cells, called photoreceptors, the rod and the cone cells. Rod cells are sensitive to absolute light levels (not color vision) while cone cells are used for color vision.


What are the sensory receptors of the eyes ears nose skin and tongue?

The receptors of the eye are photo receptors, the ear has auditory receptors, the nose has olfactory (smell) receptors, the skin has tactile (touch)and thermo- (temperature) receptors and the tongue has gustatory (taste) receptors.


What is the function of the blind spots?

It is not a function, it is where the optic nerve connect from the eye to the brain. Because of this there are no photo-receptors at that point.


What Specialized visual receptors play a key role in night vision and peripheral vision?

The "rod" type photoreceptors of the retina.


How the visual information processed by the brain?

photo-receptors that read messages from the outer world, create these messages into electric currents which then flow to the brain.


What are Retinal receptors that detect black white and gray?

The rod cells detect black in white while the cone cells detect colors.


How do you get past team rocket in golden rod city in silver?

Go to the underground tunnel, and go to the photo booth.


Can any other device except for eyes detect light?

There are artificial detectors (photo receptors) that can sense light. They're commonly used in security applications.