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What is an organ that contains receptor cells called?
A sensory organ. Sensory organs: skin, nose, tongue, ear and eyes.
Is the receptor organ for hearing?
spiral organ of Corti
What is the smell receptor?
nose
What is the receptor for smell?
nose
What is a nose receptor cell?
An olfactory receptor cell is a specialized cell of the mucosal lining of the nose . These specialized cells serve as the receptors for smell.
Which organ does the eye and the nose belong to?
The nose is not an organ and is apart of the respiratory system. The eye itself is its own organ.
What is the name for a cell or organ that is specialized to dectect stimuli?
Receptor
The space between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor is known as a?
A Synapse is the space between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor organ. A single neuron can have a few, or several hundred synapses.
What are the receptors in the cochlea?
organ of corti, is a receptor organ that generates nerve impulse in response to vibration of the basilar membrane.
What is the difference between a stimulus impulse receptor and effector?
A Receptor is referring to a sense organ, like a nerve ending. An Effector is referring to a muscle capable of reflecting to a stimulus. By definition, receptor and effector are antonyms.
What is an effector organ in human biology?
Effector organ is a part of the body that responds to a stimulus and a stimulus is a change in the environment that is detected by a receptor. And is a receptor is a nerve cell that detects a stimulus.
What is the sensory receptors for smell?
The olfactory receptor is found in the nose.
