Chemoreceptor

Introduction: Chemoreceptor

Description of Chemoreceptor

Chemoreceptor: a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Chemoreceptor: sensory nerve endings capable of transducing chemical stimuli into neuronal impulses; do not confuse with receptor molecules, which are covered under RECEPTOR.
Source: CRISP

Chemoreceptor: Cells specialized to detect chemical substances and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Chemoreceptors may monitor external stimuli, as in TASTE and OLFACTION, or internal stimuli, such as the concentrations of OXYGEN and CARBON DIOXIDE in the blood.
Source: MeSH 2007

Chemoreceptor: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Chemoreceptor:

• Sensory
• Sensory symptoms (7134 causes)
• Sensory disorder
• Receptor
• Chemical

Terms associated with Chemoreceptor:

More specific terms for Chemoreceptor:

• Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin
• Taste Buds
• Olfactory Receptor Neurons
• Neuroepithelial Cells

Source - MeSH 2007

• carotid body
• taste bud

Source - CRISP

• tastebud
• taste bud
• gustatory organ
• carotid body
• nose
• olfactory organ

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Chemoreceptor

• Receptors, Sensory

Source - MeSH 2007

• sensory receptor

Source - CRISP

• sense organ
• sensory receptor
• receptor

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Chemoreceptor can be used for:

• aortic body
• olfactory receptor
• osmoreceptor

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Chemoreceptor

The following list attempts to classify Chemoreceptor into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• receptor,sense organ,sensory receptor
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Peripheral Nervous System
    • Nerve Endings
      • Receptors, Sensory
        • Chemoreceptors

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