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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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