ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 4/E PAC 1 SEMESTER
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 4/E PAC 1 SEMESTER
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ISBN: 9781265061173
Author: McKinley
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Summary Introduction

To determine:

The way in which visceral nociceptors are different from somatic nociceptors and the way they relate to the phenomenon of “referred pain”.

Concept introduction:

There are certain cells or tissues that are called receptors. The function of these groups of cells is to sense the stimulus from the surroundings and send them to the brain for further processing and interpretation. There are basically five types of receptors which are thermoreceptors, chemoreceptors, nociceptors, mechanoreceptors, and photoreceptors.

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