Receptors

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Receptors

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Receptors are specialized cells or structures that respond to various physical or chemical changes in their environment. They can change other forms of energy (such as light, sound, or mechanical pressure) into electrical energy that can be interpreted by the nervous system. Different types of receptors respond more readily to their adequate stimulus (the specific type of stimulus to which they are most sensitive). Receptors are found at the peripheral endings of afferent neurons (neurons that transmit sensory information from the periphery to the central nervous system). Therefore, all of these answers are correct.