All information from our environment is detected by specialised tips of some nerve cells. Write the name given to such tips and also mention where they are located.

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(N/A) The specialised tips of some nerve cells that detect information from the environment are called $Receptors$.
These $Receptors$ are located in our sense organs,such as the inner ear,the nose,the tongue,the skin,and the eyes.

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