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Are often classified according to the the types of stimuli that activate them and whether they are encapsulated or unencapsulated.
Types of receptors:
Photoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
Pain receptors
Thermoreceptors
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| Found in the retina of the eye and is stimulated by light |
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| Are chemical stimuli; taste and smell |
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| Mechanical stimuli; change their position or in some way deform the capsule around them. |
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| Enclosed or as if in a capsule |
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Free or naked of a covering
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