Feedback Loops

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detect blood pressure
baroreceptors
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detect chemicals like drugs, hormones, or neurotransmitters
chemoreceptors
3
regulates thirst
hypothalamus
4
regulates sleep
hypothalamus
5
regulates hunger
hypothalamus
6
regulates temperature
hypothalamus
7
regulates heart rate
medulla
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regulates breathing
medulla
9
regulates blood pressure
medulla
10
detect pain
nocireceptors
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detect changes in osmolarity, water and ion concentrations
osmoreceptors
12
regulates blood glucose
pancreas
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only found in the retina
photoreceptors
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detect light
photoreceptors
15
detect stretching
proprioreceptors
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detect touch, pressure, vibration
tactile receptors
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detect temperature
thermoreceptors
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