Chemoreceptor

Of sense organ.

A sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli.

This concept's ID is @1~28972

Contains

  • nose 14 facts

    The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of...

  • tastebud 2 facts

    An oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue.

  • carotid body 0 facts

    A chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen...