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24 Cards in this Set
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5 classifications by stimulus type detected
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mechanoreceptors - chemoreceptors - photoreceptors - thermoreceptors - nociceptors
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sends impulses when tissues are deformed by mechanical forces.
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mechanoreceptors
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examples of mechanoreceptors are(5)
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merkels -meissners - pacinian - muscle spindles - golgi tendon organs
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mechanoreceptors detect (4)
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touch - pressure - vibrations - itching
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a chemical binds to them
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chemoreceptors
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detects dissolved chemicals
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chemoreceptors
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examples of chemoreceptors are (2)
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olfactory receptors - taste receptors
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detect changes in light energy
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photoreceptors
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example of photoreceptors ____
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retina of the eye
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detects temperature change
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thermoreceptors
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example of thermoreceptors
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free nerve endings
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detect pain or potentially damaging stimuli
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nociceptors
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example of nociceptor
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free nerve endings
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all receptor types may function as ____
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nociceptors
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____ ____ are stimulated by noxious stimuli
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pain receptors
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damaged body tissue release ____ that bind to pain receptors
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chemicals
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Some pain receptors are stimulated by ____ released from injured cells
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ATP
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Pain classifications(2)
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Somatic pain - Visceral pain
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Somatic pain from ____, ____, & ____
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skin - muscles - joints
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Pain from receptor in organs in the body cavities
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visceral pain
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Visceral pain is internal ____ & harder to tolarate
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burning
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Visceral pain is a result from(3) ____ ____, ____, & ____
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stretching Tissue -chemicals - muscle spasms
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Visceral pain may be perceived as ____ ____(aka ____ ____)
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somatic pain - referred pain
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Pain that enters at the same place as the heart can be confused as shoulder pain but it is your heart is ?
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Referred pain
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