Receptors, Sensory

Introduction: Receptors, Sensory

Description of Receptors, Sensory

Receptors, Sensory: Specialized neurons or parts of neurons which transduce sensory information and relay it centrally. Included are receptors for stimuli outside the body (exteroceptors) as well as receptors for stimuli from within the body itself (interoceptors and proprioceptors). Sensory receptors may include accessory structures which condition (e.g., filter) the input received by the receptor neurons themselves.
Source: MeSH 2007

Receptors, Sensory: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Receptors, Sensory:

• Sensory

Terms associated with Receptors, Sensory:

Terms Similar to Receptors, Sensory:

• Nerve Endings, Sensory
• Neuroreceptors
• Receptors, Neural

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Receptors, Sensory:

• Chemoreceptors
• Mechanoreceptors
• Nociceptors
• Photoreceptors
• Thermoreceptors

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Receptors, Sensory

• Nerve Endings

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Receptors, Sensory

The following list attempts to classify Receptors, Sensory into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Peripheral Nervous System
    • Nerve Endings
      • Receptors, Sensory

Interesting Medical Articles:

• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Research Your Symptoms
• Diseases & Medical Conditions
• Medical Diagnosis
• [Full list of premium articles on symptoms, diseases, and diagnosis]

Medical dictionaries:

• Medical dictionary,
• Medical Acronymns/Abbreviations

More Medical Dictionary Topics

Au antigen

Find out more

Search to find out more about Receptors, Sensory:

powered by Search the Web Search wrongdiagnosis.com

 » Next page: Receptors, Serotonin

Rate This Website

What do you think about the features of this website? Take our user survey and have your say:

Website User Survey

Medical Tools & Articles:

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary
• Give your feedback

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

Enter your search terms Submit search form
Search The Web Search wrongdiagnosis.com

Common Health Mistakes

Symptom
Checker

Search Specialists by State and City