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Sensation
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- 1Perception: definitionThe conscious awareness & interpretation of sensations & is primarily a function of the cerebral cortex.
- 2Where are memories of our perceptions stored?In the cortex
- 3Sensation: definitionThe conscious or subconscious awareness of changes in the external or internal environment.
- 4Referred pain: definitionWhen pain is felt in a surface area far from the injured organ.
Eg. heart attack is felt in left arm since both are supplied by spinal cord segment T1-T5 - 53 types of pain relief:- aspirin & ibuprofen block formation of prostaglandins that stimulate nociceptors
- novocain blocks conduction of nerve impulses along pain fibers
- morphine lessen the perception of pain in the brain - 6Parkinson & Huntington disease result from damage to which part of the brain?Basal Ganglia
- uncontrollable, abnormal body movements, muscle rigidity & tremors
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- Nervous System (Sensory) Flashcards on Sensation, created by travel_bug on 21/10/2013.
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