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What is sensing
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Detection of stimuli, unconscious response
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What is sensation
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Detection of stimuli, conscious perception, response
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What are the types of receptors
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Chemoreceptors, thermoreceptors, nocieptors, mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors
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What is a thermoreceptor
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Pain based stimuli
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What is a mechanoreceptor
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Mehanical stimuli
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What is a photoreceptor
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Only in eyes, part of the retina
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Explain the receptors dealing with tactile (skin)
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Mechanoreceptor, most numerous, activated by mechanical pressure, touch, pressure, texture, stretch and vibration
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What are the non encapsulated nerve endings
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Free never endings, tactile (merkel) discs, hair receptors
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What are encapsulated nerve endings
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Tactile (Messiner), Krause, Ruffini (joint), Lameliated, muscle spindle fibers, golgi tendon organs
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Free nerve endings are for
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Temperature
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Tactile Merkle discs are
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Light touch and press
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Hair receptors are for
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Movement f hair, around hair follicles, tells us when something is on our skin
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Tactile Meissner
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Light touch, temper, low frequency vibration
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Krause
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In muscus membrane
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Ruffinin (joint campsules)
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Heavy continued touch and pressure, joint movement
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