Key Stage 4
Meaning
A receptor cell is a specialsed cell in the nervous system which can detect a stimulus to produce an electrical impulse.
About Receptor Cells
- There are different types of receptor cell in each sensory organ.
- Receptor cells are the first part of the reflex arc.
References
Edexcel
- Receptor cells, page 42, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
OCR
- Receptor cells, pages 88-89, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Receptors, page 36, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR
- Receptors, page 43, Gateway GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR