Sensory Receptor Cells
Synonyms
Nerve Ending, Sensory
Nerve Endings, Sensory
Neural Receptor
Neural Receptors
Neuron, Sensory
Neurons, Sensory
Neuroreceptor
Neuroreceptors
Receptor Cell, Sensory
Receptor Cells, Sensory
Receptor, Neural
Receptor, Sensory
Receptors, Neural
Receptors, Sensory
Sensory Nerve Ending
Sensory Nerve Endings
Sensory Neuron
Sensory Neurons
Sensory Receptor
Sensory Receptor Cell
Sensory Receptors
Specialized afferent neurons capable of transducing sensory stimuli into NERVE IMPULSES to be transmitted to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Sometimes sensory receptors for external stimuli are called exteroceptors; for internal stimuli are called interoceptors and proprioceptors.