BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS
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Question
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Which of the following describes how you feel pain
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Your receptors tell you that you are feeling pain
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through thermoreceptors
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Sensory nerves pick up the signals, which travel to your brain. The brain sends back a message to say that you are feeling pain
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pain is a complex physiological process. A pain message is transmitted to the brain by specialized nerve cells known as nociceptors, or pain receptors (pictured in the circle to the right).
Detailed explanation-2: -Pain is a submodality of somatic sensation. The word “pain” is used to describe a wide range of unpleasant sensory and emotional experiences associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Nature has made sure that pain is a signal we cannot ignore.
Detailed explanation-3: -The brain creates the sensation of pain to direct attention to the body part, so the threat can be mitigated; this process is called nociception. Nociceptor. Four types of sensory neurons and their receptor cells.
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