Special sensory neurons in the skin and other tissues of the body. It translates certain stimuli into action potentials that are then transmitted to more central parts of the nervous system
A. Nociceptors
B. Astrocytes
C. Receptors
D. Oligodendroglia
Answer: A. Nociceptors
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