Sensory neurons, also known as afferent neurons, are the nerve cells activated by sensory input from the environment.
Different types of sensory neurons have different sensory receptors that respond to different kinds of stimuli.
Function
Type Smell
Olfactory Sensory Neuron
Taste
Taste Receptor Cell
Vision
Photoreceptor Cell
Auditory
Hair Cell
Temperature
Thermoreceptor Cell
Mechanical Force
Mechanoreceptor Cell
Blood
Glomus Cell
Potentially Damaging Stimuli
Nociceptor Cell
External Stimuli
Internal Stimuli
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