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Biologically the receptor is what detects the stimulus. The nervous system works in a diagram like this:
Stimulus --> Receptor --> Coordinator --> Effector --> Response
e.g
Hot Pan --> Thermo --> brain --> bicep muscle contracts --> hand moves away
On Hand receptor from pan.
In skin.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe sense organs, such as the eyes, nose, ears, taste or the skin.
The sensory neurons then carry the electrical impulse to your central nervous system (CNS).
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∙ 13y agoThe retina and the iris detect light from the eye. In general, they work togerther to detect light so that we can see.
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∙ 9y agoYou need to detect a change in the environment (a stimulus) and react to the change (a response) in a way.
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∙ 12y agoreceptors
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