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Chapter 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a conscious awareness of a sensation | perception |
| what are the special senses? | smell, taste, balance, hearing, and vision |
| which receptor always sends signals? | tonic receptors |
| which receptors send action potentials only if stimulated? | phasic receptors |
| what is peripheral adaptation? | when receptors may stop sending action potentials even if the stimulus is still present |
| what is central adaptation? | CNS ignoring an action potential from a receptor |