Tissue receptors

Tissue receptors are receptors located in organs and tissues outside specialized reflexogenic zones. These include, for example, some chemoreceptors.

Tissue receptors are distributed throughout the body and are located directly in the tissues of various organs. Unlike receptors localized in specialized reflexogenic zones (for example, receptors in the skin or mucous membranes), tissue receptors are found in the tissues of internal organs.

Tissue receptors include some types of chemoreceptors located in the parenchyma of organs and respond to changes in the chemical composition of the internal environment of the body. For example, chemoreceptors of the kidneys and liver, responding to the content of sodium, potassium, calcium, and chloride ions. Tissue chemoreceptors are involved in maintaining homeostasis in the body.

Thus, tissue receptors are receptors located directly in the tissues of organs outside the specialized reflexogenic zones. These include some chemoreceptors that respond to the chemical composition of the internal environment of the body.

Tissue receptors are a certain type of sensitive nerve endings that are located outside the reflexogenic and chemosensitive zones. They are located in different organs and tissues of the body and are responsible for sensitivity to certain stimuli.

Tissue receptors can be chemical (chemoreceptors) or mechanical. Chemoreceptors take part in the regulation of respiration, hematopoiesis, metabolism, hormone synthesis, the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, skin and other organs. It is the chemoreceptor that takes on the effects of chemicals that change the composition of the blood. However, this is not all of their functions. Mechanical receptors are also of great importance.