means by brain recieves information about the environment and the bodysenses
process initiated by stimulating sensory receptorssensation
is the conscious awareness of those stimuli. perception
have receptors distributed over a large part of the bodygeneral senses
provide sensory information about the body and environment.somatic senses
provide information about various internal orgaslns primary involving pain and pressurevisceral senses
more specialized in structure and are localized to specific parts of the body.specia senses
are sensory nerve endings or special cells capable of responding to stimuli by developing action potentials.sensory receptors
type of receptor that respond to mechanical stimuli, such as the bending or stretching of receptorsmechanoreceptors
type of receptor that responf to chemicals.chemoreceptors
type of receptor that respond to light.photoreceptors
type of receptor that respont to temperature changes.thermoreceptors
type of receptor that respond to stimuli that result in sensation of pain.nociceptors
the sense of movement and position of the body and limbsproprioception
these are relatively unspecialized neuronal branches similar to dendrites. respond to painful stimuli. some to temperature, some to itch and to movement.free nerve endings
respond to decreasing temperatures but stop responding at temperature below 12°C (54°F)cold receptors
respond to increasing temperatures but stop responding at temperature above 47° C (117°F).warm receptor
are structurally more complex than free nerve endings. many are enclosed by capsules.touch receptor
are small, superficial nerve endings involved in detecting light touchand superficial pressure.merkel disks
associated with hairs, are also involved in detecting light touch. light touch receptors are very sensitive but not very discriminative,meaning that the point being touched cannot be precisely locatedhair follicle receptors.
are receptors for fine, dicriminative touch and located just deep to the epidermis. these receptors are very spevific in localizing tactile sensationsmeissner corpuscles
are deeper tactile receptors and play an important role on detecting continuous pressure in the skin.Ruffini corpuscles
are the deepest receptors and are associated with tendons and joints. there receptors relay information concerning deep pressure ,vibration and body position.pacinian corpuscles
characterized by a group of unpleasant perceptual and emotional experiences.Pain
localized, sharp , pricking or __________ resulting from rapidly conducted action potentials. cutting pain
diffuse, burning or ________ resulting from action potential that are propagated more slowlyaching pain
_______ sensations in the skin are highly localized as a result of the simultaneous stimulation of pain receptors and tactile receptors.superficial pain
are not higy localized because of the absence of tactile receptors in the deeper structures.deep or visceral pain
suppresses action potentials from pain receptors in local areas of the body through the injection of chemical anesthetics near oa sensory receptor or nerve.local anesthesia
pain sensations can also besupressed if loss of consciousness is produced. a treatment where chemical anesthetics that affect the reticular activating sustem are administered.general anesthesia
is percieved to originate in a region of the body that is not the source of the pain stimulus.referred pain
means by brain recieves information about the environment and the bodysenses
process initiated by stimulating sensory receptorssensation
is the conscious awareness of those stimuli. perception
have receptors distributed over a large part of the bodygeneral senses
provide sensory information about the body and environment.somatic senses
provide information about various internal orgaslns primary involving pain and pressurevisceral senses
more specialized in structure and are localized to specific parts of the body.specia senses
are sensory nerve endings or special cells capable of responding to stimuli by developing action potentials.sensory receptors
type of receptor that respond to mechanical stimuli, such as the bending or stretching of receptorsmechanoreceptors
type of receptor that responf to chemicals.chemoreceptors
type of receptor that respond to light.photoreceptors
type of receptor that respont to temperature changes.thermoreceptors
type of receptor that respond to stimuli that result in sensation of pain.nociceptors
the sense of movement and position of the body and limbsproprioception
these are relatively unspecialized neuronal branches similar to dendrites. respond to painful stimuli. some to temperature, some to itch and to movement.free nerve endings
respond to decreasing temperatures but stop responding at temperature below 12°C (54°F)cold receptors
respond to increasing temperatures but stop responding at temperature above 47° C (117°F).warm receptor
are structurally more complex than free nerve endings. many are enclosed by capsules.touch receptor
are small, superficial nerve endings involved in detecting light touchand superficial pressure.merkel disks
associated with hairs, are also involved in detecting light touch. light touch receptors are very sensitive but not very discriminative,meaning that the point being touched cannot be precisely locatedhair follicle receptors.
are receptors for fine, dicriminative touch and located just deep to the epidermis. these receptors are very spevific in localizing tactile sensationsmeissner corpuscles
are deeper tactile receptors and play an important role on detecting continuous pressure in the skin.Ruffini corpuscles
are the deepest receptors and are associated with tendons and joints. there receptors relay information concerning deep pressure ,vibration and body position.pacinian corpuscles
characterized by a group of unpleasant perceptual and emotional experiences.Pain
localized, sharp , pricking or __________ resulting from rapidly conducted action potentials. cutting pain
diffuse, burning or ________ resulting from action potential that are propagated more slowlyaching pain
_______ sensations in the skin are highly localized as a result of the simultaneous stimulation of pain receptors and tactile receptors.superficial pain
are not higy localized because of the absence of tactile receptors in the deeper structures.deep or visceral pain
suppresses action potentials from pain receptors in local areas of the body through the injection of chemical anesthetics near oa sensory receptor or nerve.local anesthesia
pain sensations can also besupressed if loss of consciousness is produced. a treatment where chemical anesthetics that affect the reticular activating sustem are administered.general anesthesia
is percieved to originate in a region of the body that is not the source of the pain stimulus.referred pain