January 28, 2012

Bill's Coffee

Bill wakes up to the smell of fresh coffee (Chemical Stimuli). He leaps out of bed and makes his way downstairs intent on gulping down a fresh brew.
Identify the:
  • Stimuli: Smell of coffee (chemical)
  • Receptor: Nose
  • Coordinator: Central Nervous System (CNS)
  • Effector: Muscles
  • Response: running downstairs, or gulping the coffee
Other examples of Stimuli: Chemical, Light, Pressure, Temperature

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