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Senses system
Question | Answer |
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Projection | sensation seems to come from area where receptors are stimulated |
Intensity | feeling sensations more distinctly (strong) & greater degree |
Contrast | exaggeration or diminish in current sensation when compared with previous sensations |
Adaptation | becoming unaware of continuous stimuli |
After image | sensation remains even after stimuli is gone (phantom pain) |
Receptors | detect changes (stimuli) & generate electrical nerve impulses |
Sensory neurons | transmit impulses from receptors to CNS |
Sensory tracts | white matter in spinal cord or brain that transmits impulse to specific part of brain |
Sensory area | most are in cerebral cortex & interprets impulses |