Mrs. smithers, an 83-year-old established patient, is in today for follow-up after falling and breaking her arm 2 weeks ago. her daughter is with her and insists on going back to the exam room. during the patient interview, you notice that each time you ask mrs. smithers a question her daughter answers before she is able to. how should you handle this situation

Sensory adaptation of cutaneous temperature receptors some types of sensory receptors, like pain receptors, will continue to transduce pain until the stimulus is removed. other sensory receptors may respond with an initial burst in production of action potentials, but will “adapt” and over time action potentials will cease. sensory adaptation occurs, for example, with olfactory receptors for smell. procedure have the subject place one hand in an ice bath while simultaneously placing the other hand in a warm water bath (@40oc). the subject should keep their hands in the designated baths for two minutes. after two minutes, remove both hands and place both hands in a room temperature water bath. record your observations review questions 1. describe how each hand felt after taking them out of the designated water baths and placing them into the room temperature water bath. 2. define sensory adaptation and relate it to what happened to the temperature receptors in the subject’s hands. 3. list and describe sensory receptors that adapt, and sensory receptors that do not.

John is jogging on a winter day. the outdoor temperature is 31° f. yet his body temperature is 98°f. which term best describes the process causing this difference in temperature?

Which of these is an example of how the media might perpetuate a sexual stereotype? a) a lesbian couple is shown adopting and caring for a child. b) a lesbian is depicted as masculine. c) a male homosexual is depicted as masculine. d) a homosexual relationship is shown to be commited and monogamous.