Interoceptors or visceroceptors respond to stimuli arising within the body such as chemical stimuli, deep pressure, and many others. Proprioceptors respond to muscle or tendon stretch and help the body monitor body position (body sense).

What do the Interoceptors do?

Interoceptors monitor the cardiovascular, digestive, reproductive, respiratory, and urinary systems. They provide signals to contract or distend visceral structures. General visceral afferent fibers carry interoceptive data from the receptors of visceral organs.

What type of stimulus do thermoreceptors react?

However, some thermoreceptors are polymodal, meaning they are capable of responding to both hot and cold stimuli, as well as to certain chemicals, such as capsaicin and menthol, that initiate sensations similar to hot and cold.