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amen Mohammed

physiology 7-15

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Exteroceptors, are located on or very near the body surface and respond most frequently to stimuli that arise external to the body itself.
Visceroceptors (interoceptors) are located internally, often within the substance of body organs (viscera), and when stimulated provide information about the internal environment.
Proprioceptors They are less numerous and generally more specialized than other internally placed receptors, and their location is limited to skeletal muscle, joint capsules, and tendons.
nociceptor is used to describe the free nerve endings that serve as the primary sensory receptors for pain.
The immediate effect of a steroid hormone on a cell is transcription of RNA.
Sensory impulses ending in what part of the CNS trigger imprecise or “crude” sensation awareness Thalamus
The last step in the nonsteroid hormone mechanism of action is: protein kinases activate other enzymes
The major hormone produced by the corpus luteum is progesterone.
Tactile corpuscles Meissner corpuscles,
Lamellar corpuscles (Pacini corpuscles) are large mechanorecep-tors, which, when sectioned, show thick laminated connective tissue capsules.
Two types of stretch receptors, muscle spindles and Golgi tendon receptors,
Somatic pain fast, “take your breath away” pain associated with superficial injury or trauma
Visceral pain dull or aching pain that develops more slowly over time and travels over B fibers
anosmia complete lack of smell, can develop serious depression.
Filiform papillae they do not contain taste buds but allow us to experience food texture and “feel”
Pyrogen molecules trigger the fever response by promoting the production of prostaglandins.
Which antibody is synthesized by immature B cells and then inserted into their plasma membranes? immunoglobulin M
Polysaccharides are hydrolyzed into disaccharides by enzymes known as amylase
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