Biology
Biology
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 40, Problem 9RQ
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The types of stimuli that activate pain receptors.

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A stimulus is a change which is detectable in the inner and outer environment. Pain is a sensory feeling that can obtain a large response. Pain receptors are “free nerve endings” that are of three types: mechanical, chemical and thermal.

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The properties of stimuli that activate pain receptors have in common.

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A stimulus is a type of action, feeling, pain received or sensed by the body through the various receptors present.

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