Medicine A

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somatic senses

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All of the various sensory systems in the skin and other bodily tissues responsible for the senses of touch-pressure, warmth and coldness, pain, itch together with positioning and movement (proprioception)

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special senses

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have specialized organ devoted to it

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proprioception

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awareness of body movement and position in space
from muscles, joints, skin, inner ear (proprioceptors)

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transduction

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conversion of stimulus energy > info that can be processed by N.S

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adequate stimulus

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partic fom of energy a recpetor is most responsive to

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modality

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A particular form of sensory perception

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adaptation

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reduction in receptor potential despite sustained stimulation of same magnitude

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tonic receptors

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produce constant rate of firing as long as stimulus is maintained
slowly adapting

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phasic receptors

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rapidly adapting
burst of activity whn stimulus first applied, quickly decrease firing rate as stimulus is maintained

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receptive field

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The receptive field of a sensory neuron is a region of space in which the presence of a stimulus will alter the firing of that neuron.

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perceptual threshold

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level of stimulus intensity needed yo become aware of a particular sensation
tune out