What is the function of receptors in our body? Think of situations where receptors do not work properly. What problems are likely to arise?

Explanation

Receptors are the special cells present cells present in our sense organs. Receptors detect all the information from our environment and feed in to the nervous system. For example, gustatory receptors present in our tongue detect taste of our food whereas olfactory receptors present in our nose detect smell. Now, if the gustory receptors of our tongue do not work properly, we will not be able to know the taste of different types of foods (whether sweet, salty, sour or bitter, etc.). And if the olfactory receptors present in our nose do not work properly, we will not be able to smell things (like the flovour of a food or the fragrance of a perfume).