Compléter Bruno 28/02Version en ligne Bruno 28/02 par María Romera 1 receptor sense receptors interaction stimulus sense stimuli A is any information generated either outside or inside our bodies . Thanks to the function we can detect and react to them . They are detected by organs called , which are the organs with special cells , called cells . These detect and send signals to the nervous system . Our organs are our eyes , ears , nose , tongue and skin . 2 effectors impulses sense brain nerve nerve signals Response orders are generated by the nervous system . This system contains a series of organs , such as the , which interprets the signals sent by the organs , generates orders accordingly and sends these orders out to the through called . 3 effectors skeleton response stimuli muscles Responses are executed by organs called . The principal effectors are the ( with bones ) and the , which generate movement as a to . 4 sense dendrites axon nerve signals neurons nerves impulses The nervous system receives the signals from the organs . This system is made up of star - shaped cells called which specialise in transmitting nerve . They have a long slender projection called an and various shorter projections called . They connect to each other to form 'strings' called ; they also connect to the receptor cells and to the effectors . The result is a network which transmits all over the body .