Type of receptor Location of receptor What response to Message travels Result

receptor via…
Stretch receptors In the muscle walls of the Stretching of the Nerve impulses of The atria fills with
heart heart atrial muscle the sympathetic blood
nerve
Baroreceptors Sinuses of the carotid They are stretched Parasympathetic Slow down the
arteries as the blood nerve / heart rate and
pressure in the sympathetic cause a widening
arteries increases / nerve of the blood
they are more vessels /
relaxed as blood stimulate the
pressure falls heart rate and
increase the
blood pressure
again.
Chemoreceptors Carotid bodies in the Send impulses as Nerve impulses Negative
carotid arteries and aortic soon as the pH of back to the main feedback, which
bodies in the aortic arch the blood drops due respiratory centre increases
to excess carbon and then ventilation to
dioxide impulses are sent remove any
to the effectors excess carbon
dioxide
Stretch receptors In the bronchi in the lungs Contracting and Nerve impulses to Increase and
relaxing of the the medulla and decrease of the
intercostal muscles then nerve volume of the
and the diaphragm impulses from the lungs for
medulla to the inhalation and
lungs exhalation
Cold receptor In the dermis When we feel cold it Nerve impulses to The erector pili
sends impulses to the hypothalamus muscles contract
the hypothalamus which sends pulling hairs
impulses to the upright to
hair erector increase
muscle insulation
Warm receptor In the dermis When we feel warm Nerve impulses to The erector pili
it sends impulses to the hypothalamus muscles relax and
the hypothalamus which sends the body hairs lie
impulses to the flat to decrease
hair erector insulation
muscle
Heat gain centre In the hypothalamus Communication by Sends nerve Reduction in the
nervous system impulses to the blood flow
skin through the
capillaries,
reduction in the
production of
sweat
Heat loss centre In the hypothalamus Communication by Sends impulses Increase of the
nervous system along motor blood flow
nerves to through the skin
effectors and swetting