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A specialized {{Wiki|organ}} or {{Wiki|structure}}, such as the {{Wiki|eye}}, {{Wiki|ear}}, {{Wiki|tongue}}, {{Wiki|nose}}, or {{Wiki|skin}}, where {{Wiki|sensory}} {{Wiki|neurons}} are concentrated and that functions as a {{Wiki|receptor}}. | A specialized {{Wiki|organ}} or {{Wiki|structure}}, such as the {{Wiki|eye}}, {{Wiki|ear}}, {{Wiki|tongue}}, {{Wiki|nose}}, or {{Wiki|skin}}, where {{Wiki|sensory}} {{Wiki|neurons}} are concentrated and that functions as a {{Wiki|receptor}}. | ||
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a structure in {{Wiki|animals}} that is specialized for receiving {{Wiki|external}} or {{Wiki|internal}} {{Wiki|stimuli}} and transmitting them in the form of nervous impulses to the {{Wiki|brain}}. | (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a structure in {{Wiki|animals}} that is specialized for receiving {{Wiki|external}} or {{Wiki|internal}} {{Wiki|stimuli}} and transmitting them in the form of nervous impulses to the {{Wiki|brain}}. | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 16 September 2013
A specialized organ or structure, such as the eye, ear, tongue, nose, or skin, where sensory neurons are concentrated and that functions as a receptor.
Also called sensor.
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a structure in animals that is specialized for receiving external or internal stimuli and transmitting them in the form of nervous impulses to the brain.
a specialized bodily structure that receives or is sensitive to internal or external stimuli; receptor.
In animals, an organ or part that is sensitive to a stimulus, as of sound, touch, or light. Sense organs include the eye, ear, and nose, as well as the taste buds on the tongue.
