| Thermoreceptors of the skin are also stimulus-specific. |
| Cattle have tactile sensations detected mainly by mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors and nociceptors in the skin and muzzle. |
| The sensitivity of thermoreceptors extends across a continuum of thresholds and response maxima. |
| Receptors of the skin are classified as thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, and nociceptors the last being sensitive to stimulation that is noxious, or likely to damage the tissues of the body. |
| Two partially contradictory factors on the counter irritating effect must be considered however: the heat increase effect on nervous conduction and the role of thermoreceptors. |
| The functional existence of mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, and pain receptors has been established, though only some of these can be identified with classical end organs. |
