Privatestimuli are most often associated with the following types of receptors: free nerve endings, thermoreceptors, and mechanoreceptors (all deep within the body), kinesthetic, and vestibular receptors.
Receptor
Type of Stimulus
Photoreceptor
Light
Phonoreceptor
Sounds
Chemoreceptors (gustatory and olfactory)
Chemicals on the tongue or in the nasal passage
Mechanoreceptors: on the surface and within the body
Pressure
Kinesthetic
Movement in the tendons, muscles, and joints
Vestibular
Movement of the body in space
Thermoreceptors: on the surface and within the body
Heat or lack of it
Free nerve endings: on the surface and within the body
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