Receptors, coordination centres and effectors
What Receptors, coordination centres and effectors means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Each controlled factor has receptors that detect deviation, a coordination centre such as the brain or pancreas, and effectors such as muscles or glands that restore the set point.
Receptors detect stimuli, coordination centres process information, and effectors produce responses.
Topics that use Receptors, coordination centres and effectors
- Homeostasis (AQA GCSE)
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