Sensory receptors that monitor the internal environment of the body, such as chemoreceptors that monitor blood CO2 level and mechanoreceptors that detect the degree of stretch in the walls of organs or blood vessels would be ___.
A) interoceptors
B) spinal reflexes
C) cranial reflexes
D) the ganglion
E) None of these answer choices are correct

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Interoceptors are sensory receptors that detect changes within the body's internal environment, such as blood CO2 levels and organ stretch.

Sensory Receptors That Monitor the Internal Environment of the Body