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- A receptor is a body structure that monitors changes in a controlled condition.
- A receptor sends input to a control center.
- The pathway from receptor to control center is called an afferent pathway.
- The prefix af- means toward.
- The suffix -ferent means carried.
- Information in an afferent pathway flows toward the control center.
- Input from a receptor is usually in the form of nerve impulses or chemical signals.
- Nerve endings in the skin act as receptors for temperature.
- Skin receptors can detect changes such as a drop in temperature.
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