BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS & INVESTIGATIONS LL>C
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Chapter 27, Problem 3WIO
Summary Introduction
To explain:
The reasons for slow sensory adaptation to pain stimuli which is favored by evolution.
Concept introduction:
Sensory adaptation is the phenomenon of being adaptable to a sensation with prolonged exposure of stimulus and the stimulus become less noticeable to an individual. This is because of the sensory receptor produce fewer action potentials under the constant stimulation of a stimulus.
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Chapter 27 Solutions
BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS & INVESTIGATIONS LL>C
Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 1MCCh. 27.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 27.1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 27.1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 27.1 - Prob. 5MCCh. 27.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 27.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 27.3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 27.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 27.4 - Prob. 1MC
Ch. 27.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 27.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 27.5 - What are the parts of the ear, and how do they...Ch. 27.5 - How does the vestibular apparatus provide the...Ch. 27.6 - Prob. 1MCCh. 27.6 - Prob. 2MCCh. 27 - As you snuggle into bed, you feel the weight of...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 27 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 27 - The structures that enable bees to see flowers are...Ch. 27 - What is the function of hair cells in the cochlea?...Ch. 27 - A male moth uses his antennae to detect the...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 27 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 27 - Try as you might, you cannot tickle yourself....Ch. 27 - How does the nervous system differentiate among...Ch. 27 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 27 - Explain why some people hold their nose when...Ch. 27 - Suppose you put on glasses belonging to someone...Ch. 27 - Prob. 9WIOCh. 27 - Prob. 10WIOCh. 27 - In a rare condition called synesthesia,...Ch. 27 - Prob. 1PITCh. 27 - Prob. 2PITCh. 27 - Prob. 3PIT
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