A sensory nerve which registers heat.
Sensory sites that are stimulated by the rise in temperature.
A sensory nerve ending that responds to heat or to cold. Such receptors are scattered widely in the skin and in the mucous membrane of the mouth and throat.
The end of a sensory nerve that reacts to changes in temperature. Such receptors are widely distributed in the skin as well as the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat.
A sensory receptor that is stimulated by a rise of body temperature.