Question

Human body senses the amount of body fluid and salt in the body with the help of

• A. mechanoreceptors
• B. photoreceptors
• C. chemoreceptors
• D. osmoreceptors

Answer 1

The correct option is D osmoreceptors

Receptors are sensitive to discrete stimuli and are often classified by both the systemic function and the location of the receptor. Human body possess variety of such receptors:
Osmoreceptors- stimulated by change in solute and water concentration in body fluids.
Photorecptors - stimulated by light energy
Chemoreceptors - stimulated by chemical concentration of substances
Mechanoreceptors - stimulated by changes in pressure or movement