Sensory Receptors and Systems

Front

Detects pain from internal organs

Back

Nociceptors

Front

Primarily located photoreceptors

Back

Retina

Front

Responsible for detecting muscle tension

Back

Golgi tendon organ

Front

Transmits sound information to the brain

Back

Inner hair cells

Front

Receptors found in the tongue to detect taste

Back

Chemoreceptors

Front

Responsible for detecting changes in joint angle

Back

Joint receptors

Front

Sensory system that bypasses the thalamus and sends information directly to the forebrain

Back

Olfactory system

Front

Cranial nerve that carries sound signals from the cochlea to the brain

Back

CN VIII

Front

Part of the inner ear responsible for maintaining balance and spatial orientation

Back

Utricle and saccule

Front

Sensory neurons activated by chemicals like capsaicin and ammonia

Back

Trigeminal chemoreceptors