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ISBN: 9781337631532
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 3RQ
How do somatic sensations differ from special senses?
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Ch. 14 - When a receptor cell detects a specific kind of...Ch. 14 - Name six categories of sensory receptors and the...Ch. 14 - How do somatic sensations differ from special...Ch. 14 - Explain where free nerve endings are located in...Ch. 14 - Prob. 5RQCh. 14 - What are the stimuli for taste receptors?Ch. 14 - How do smell signals arise and reach the brain?Ch. 14 - Label the parts of the ear:Ch. 14 - In the ear, sound waves cause the tympanic...Ch. 14 - Label the parts of the eye:
Ch. 14 - How does the eye focus the light rays of an image?...Ch. 14 - A __________is a specific form of energy that can...Ch. 14 - Awareness of a stimulus is called a ________.Ch. 14 - ____________ is understanding what particular...Ch. 14 - A sensory system is composed of __________. a....Ch. 14 - ___________detect energy associated with changes...Ch. 14 - Detecting substances present in the body fluids...Ch. 14 - Which of the special senses is based on the...Ch. 14 - Rods differ from cones in the following ways: a....Ch. 14 - The outer layer of the eye includes...Ch. 14 - The inner layer of the eye includes the...Ch. 14 - Your visual field is ______________. a. a...Ch. 14 - Match each of the following terms with the...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1CTCh. 14 - Prob. 2CTCh. 14 - Jill is diagnosed with sensorineural deafness, a...Ch. 14 - Larry goes to the doctor complaining that he cant...Ch. 14 - In a rock climber like the man pictured in Figure...
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