1detect blood pressure
baroreceptors
2detect chemicals like drugs, hormones, or neurotransmitters
chemoreceptors
3regulates thirst
hypothalamus
4regulates sleep
hypothalamus
5regulates hunger
hypothalamus
6regulates temperature
hypothalamus
7regulates heart rate
medulla
8regulates breathing
medulla
9regulates blood pressure
medulla
10detect pain
nocireceptors
11detect changes in osmolarity, water and ion concentrations
osmoreceptors
12regulates blood glucose
pancreas
13only found in the retina
photoreceptors
14detect light
photoreceptors
15detect stretching
proprioreceptors
16detect touch, pressure, vibration
tactile receptors
17detect temperature
thermoreceptors