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14 Cards in this Set
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Nociceptors |
Sensitive to tissue damage |
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Mechanoreceptors |
Sensitive to mechanical forces |
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Photoreceptors |
Sensitive to light |
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Chemoreceptors |
Sensitive to changes in chemical concentration. |
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Sensation |
Is an awareness resulting from sensory stimulation. |
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Perception |
When a particular part of the sensory cortex interprets the sensory stimulation. |
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Projection |
occurs when the cerebral cortex interprets a sensation to come from the receptors being stimulated. |
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Sensory adaptation |
The adjustment of sensory receptors toto a continuous stimulation. Impulses are triggered at slower rates. |
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Exteroreceptive senses |
Are associated with the changes at the body surface. (Touch, Pressure, temperature, pain) |
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Interoceptive (visceroceptive) senses |
Are associated with changes in viscera. |
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Proprioceptive senses |
Are associated with changes in muscles and tendons and in a body position. |
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Free nerve endings |
Common in epithelial tissues are responsible for the sensation of itching. |
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Tactile Corpuscles |
The receptors for the sensation of light touch. |
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Warm Thermoreceptor |
Sensitive to temperatures above 25°c (77°f) and unresponsive to temp above 45°c (113°f) |
