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Why tongue may be considered to be both a receptor and an effector organ?
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∙ 10y ago
It is a receptor because it has gustatory organs called taste buds that have chemoreceptors and it is an effector because it is also made of muscles that help you manipulate and swallow food, as well as speak. So, it does both recepting and effecting.
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What is an organ that contains receptor cells called?
A sensory organ. Sensory organs: skin, nose, tongue, ear and eyes.
When the parasympathetic division is stimulated what neurotransmitter is released at the effector organ?
acetylcholine
What is the name of the neuron that contacts the effector organ?
Motor neurons are able to create a response in effector organs, muscles and glands by sending signals to them.
Is your tongue a tissue and organ or an organ system?
It is an organ. A tongue is an organ because a group of tissues makes up an organ. A tongue is more than a tissue, so it must be an organ. Each type of tissue in the tongue performs an essential task to help the tongue function properly.
What is the processing center of a visceral reflex?
is a mediated in a manner similar to the knee jerk reflex: activation of the receptor, transmission of a sensory information to the CNS, the processing of the information by the CNS, and the motor response sent to the effector organ.
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 an organ that contains receptor cells called?
A sensory organ. Sensory organs: skin, nose, tongue, ear and eyes.
What is the reflexes minimum components?
1. Receptor 2. Sensory (Afferent) Nerves 3. Intermediate Nerve Fiber (Association Nerves) 4. Motor Nerves 5. Effector Organ
Is the receptor organ for hearing?
spiral organ of Corti
What is the reaction of an organism to stimuli?
For an instant, unlearned response, it does it with its reflex arc, which is made of 5 elements- (i)a receptor- a sensory organ, like an eye, ear, tongue or touch corpuscle (ii)sensory neuron, (iii)a coordinator neuron, (iv) a motor neuron and (v)an effector which normally is a muscle-either involuntary smooth or voluntary striped muscle. A receptor receives the stimulus, a sensory neuron carries the impulse in the form of an electric impulse, a coordinator neuron takes the necessary suitable action, a motor neuron carries the decision to the effector and finally the effector brings out suitable response. Lower animals lack an organized nervous system, but still the mechanism is more or less similar.
When the parasympathetic division is stimulated what neurotransmitter is released at the effector organ?
acetylcholine
What is the name of the neuron that contacts the effector organ?
Motor neurons are able to create a response in effector organs, muscles and glands by sending signals to them.
Is your tongue a tissue and organ or an organ system?
It is an organ. A tongue is an organ because a group of tissues makes up an organ. A tongue is more than a tissue, so it must be an organ. Each type of tissue in the tongue performs an essential task to help the tongue function properly.
What is the receptor organ of the nose?
olfactory membrane
What is the taste organ?
The tongue.
What sense organ goes to the spinal cord before the brain?
This mainly happens in the case of a reflex action. The spine receives the information from the receptor and gives commands to the effector a fraction of a second before the brain registers the action. This happens only with the sense of touch
