Receptors and effectors
What Receptors and effectors means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Receptors detect changes in temperature and send information to coordination centres, while effectors, such as muscles or glands, bring about responses that restore the optimum body temperature.
Receptors detect stimuli in the surroundings or inside the body, whereas effectors such as muscles or glands carry out the response.
Topics that use Receptors and effectors
- Homeostasis (AQA GCSE)
- The human nervous system (AQA GCSE)
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