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To determine:The senses that are being tested by probing needle.
Introduction: The largest sense organ in the body is skin. It is present as a covering throughout the body of a living organism. The skin has various types of receptors that are stimulated under different conditions, like pain, itch, touch, warmth, and so on.
To determine: The receptors that are stimulated while probing needles in an individual.
Introduction: Skin is the largest largest sense organ of the body. It is the all over covering of the body of an organism. The skin has several types of receptors which are are stimulated under different conditions like warmth, pain, itch, touch, and so on.
To determine: The reason due to which the individual feels only one probe even though the individual is stimulated by two needle probes.
Introduction: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) helps in maintaining a steady state in the internal environment, which is called homeostasis. The two branches of ANS are the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system. These systems control the different responses to different stimuli.
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