thermoreceptor
Temperature-sensing nerve cell
A thermoreceptor is a sensory nerve ending that detects temperature changes.
These receptors in the skin and internal organs respond to heat or cold, sending signals to the brain that register as thermal sensations.
Some thermoreceptors detect warmth, others cold, with different sensitivity thresholds.
Impulse-conducting cell
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
ganglion · afferent · hypothalamus · spinal cord · trigeminal · thalamus · transduction · depolarization
Heat you feel
- coolnessCalm self-possession
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- coldLow temperature state
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
detection · sensitivity · perception · hot · chill · burning · freezing · tingling
Outermost tissue layer
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- cutaneousRelating to skin
- tactileOf the touching sense
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
pressure · pain · mechanoreceptor · peripheral · fingertip · palm · face · lips
Biological internal stability maintenance
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- feverElevated body temperature
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- hyperthermiaDangerously elevated body temperature
shivering · sweating · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · set point · pyrogen · heat stroke · frostbite
neuron
Impulse-conducting cell
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
dendrite · ganglion · afferent · hypothalamus · spinal cord · trigeminal · thalamus · transduction · depolarization
warmth
Heat you feel
sensation · detection · sensitivity · perception · hot · chill · burning · freezing · tingling · numbness
epidermis
Outermost tissue layer
touch · pressure · pain · mechanoreceptor · peripheral · fingertip · palm · face · lips · tongue
homeostasis
Biological internal stability maintenance
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- feverElevated body temperature
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
hyperthermia · shivering · sweating · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · set point · pyrogen · heat stroke · frostbite · acclimatization
thermoreceptormechanoreceptor
Sensory cell for pressure
baroreceptor · chemoreceptor · photoreceptor · proprioceptor · pain receptor
receive, reception, temperature, thermal, thermostat, thermometer, receptor, thermodynamics, endothermic