Question

What are receptors with reference to the nervous system? List three types of receptors and mention their functions. How do receptors pass the information to the brain?

Answer 1

Receptors are tissues which are capable of receiving any stimuli and start the impulse which is passed to the CNS. 

Three types of receptors are: - 

1. Olfactory receptor: - They detect the smell 

2. Gustavo receptor: - They detect the taste 

3. Thermoreceptor: - they detect the temperature of the outer world. 

Receptor through sensory-motor passes the information to the spinal cord which then sends the information to the brain.