Anatomy & Physiology (7th Edition)
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The peripheral nervous system (PNS) includes ... more
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Receptor levelCircuit levelPerceptual level ; The ... more
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Phasic receptors have the ability to rapidly adapt... more
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The ability to interpret minor changes in ... more
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General sense (simple) receptors allow the sensing... more
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If a person is unable to register the sensation of... more
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Tears, also referred to as lacrimal secretions, ... more
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The blind spot is the optic disc which is part of ... more
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Light passes through the parts of the eye in the ... more
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A lever describes an applied effort in relation to... more
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Cones are receptors that are important for higher ... more
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Bleaching of the pigment implies that there is ... more
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The left visual field would be affected if there ... more
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The cilia of olfactory sensory neurons maximize ... more
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There are five taste modalities namely: bitter, ... more
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The external ear is separated from the middle ear ... more
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The basilar membrane allows the ear to distinguish... more
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Depolarization in most cells in the body is caused... more
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The absence of input to the brain stem would make ... more
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When riding an ascending elevator, due to the ... more
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The macula is located inside a saccule and ... more
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The peripheral nervous system is made up of nerves... more
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A nerve is composed of a myelin-covered axon with ... more
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When a person sustains nerve damage from ... more
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Eyeball movement: Oculomotor (CN III), Trochlear (... more
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Dorsal rootsLocated between dorsal ganglion and ... more
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If someone is involved in an accident in which ... more
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Varicosities are bulbous swellings found near the ... more
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Complex motor function is determined and carried ... more
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An effector is the portion of the reflex arc ... more
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The stretch reflex is propagated by motor neurons ... more
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Babinski's sign is an abnormal reflex that ... more
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Pain signals are carried via the spinothalamic ... more
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Epithelial tactile complexes, also known as Merkel... more
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Muscle spindles are a type of sensory receptor ... more
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Free nerve endings also known as nonencapsulated ... more
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The oculomotor nerves (CN III) supply multiple ... more
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The epineurium is the rigid, fiber-like outermost ... more
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Conjunctiva is a transparent structure that ... more
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Choroid is a region found in the vascular layer of... more
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The lacrimal gland secretes tears which flow ... more
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Rhodopsin is the only pigment present in rods that... more
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Coming from the Greek word "myōps," as to squint ... more
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The bipolar cells delineate between the inner and ... more
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In close vision, the pupils are constricted with ... more
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The outer nuclear layer (i.e., peripheral retina... more
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The taste buds that appear in the anterior part of... more
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Only the olfactory system has bulbs which are the ... more
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The hair cells only pivot at their basal end due ... more
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The pinna (auricle) is the helical portion of the ... more
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Otoliths do not cause deafness. They are also not ... more
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RodsOptimal for night vision and peripheral ... more
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The crossed-extensor reflex occurs in sync with ... more
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Accomodation is facilitated by the intraocular ... more
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A sty is a localized inflammation of the sebaceous... more
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The pitch of sound corresponds to frequency in ... more
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Visual cues are sensory inputs that affect the ... more
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Conduction deafness is the condition where sound ... more
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The olfactory sensory neurons are situated in the ... more
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The process of sensation (recognition) and ... more
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The flexor reflex is a protective reflex where ... more
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Exteroreceptors respond to stimuli outside of the ... more