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Basic Terms of the Nervous System

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Our body responds to changes in the environment through receptors.
Define receptors.

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A receptor consists of a cell/group of cells or nerve ending/ endings that respond to an external stimulus in the form of light, heat, sound etc. On receiving the stimulus they are capable of generating some kind of response by means of signal transmission via sensory nerves.

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