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What does the thermoreceptor do?

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the THERMORECEPTOR responds to changes in the temperature

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Where are thermoreceptors located?
They are located in the dermis, or skin.
What is the importance of thermoreceptor?
It makes our skin sensitive to tepmperature.
Does the skin have thermoreceptors?
Yes, people can feel differences in temperature.
Are thermoreceptors a type of mechanoreceptors?
No it is not type of mechanoreceptor, the only type of mechanoreceptor is cutaneous mechanoreceptor...(i think so) But there are types of mechanoreceptor according to morphology... ruffinis end...
Do thermoreceptors adapt to warm and cold slowly?
Thermo receptors can adapt to stimuli. The temperature change at first strongly stimulated the thermo receptors. With continued exposure, the warmth receptors quickly stop responding but not...