Human Physiology
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ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 9, Problem 28RA
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The difference between the transmission of sensory information and pain information from a muscle.
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Sensory information is the information that the brain collects from the sensory organs. The five basic senses are vision, taste, smell, hearing, and touch. Sensory information is also controlled by the neurons. The mammalian nerves are of varying diameters and this variation influences the rate of information transmission.
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