Cutaneous sensory receptors in the skin are part of the somatosensory portion of the nervous system.
NERVOUS system
The Integumentary System
The nervous system
Sensory receptors gather information that is further processed by your brain. They tell your brain when it is getting cold, warm, wet, dry etc. Sensory receptors also tell your body when you are in danger. If you cut yourself, burn yourself, any damage to the body, and they will respond accordingly to prevent further damage.
The somatic nervous system of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) makes contact with the enviroment.
Sensory receptors provide the connection between the stimulus such as heat, cold, and pain and the CNS.
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The nervous system.
Not all sensory receptors communicate with the immune system. Nerve cells carry information to various parts of the nervous system, eventually communicating with the brain or spinal cord.
Not all sensory receptors communicate with the immune system. Nerve cells carry information to various parts of the nervous system, eventually communicating with the brain or spinal cord.
Sensory receptors send signals to sensory neurons.