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Pain, Kinesthetic, and Vestibular Senses Answers

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Endorphins are the body's natural pain killers because they block pain from the brain.

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Vestibular receptors enable one to balance. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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All of the following influence one’s experience of pain except __________ factors.

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biological
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psychological
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socio-cultural
D
economical
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Astronauts experience similar feelings of dizziness and disorientation upon arrival in space and upon their arrival back on Earth. What does this indicate to researchers?

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The vestibular sense is very sensitive to changes in climate.
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The vestibular sense may be capable of sensory adaptation.
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The vestibular sense is not affected by changing conditions.
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The vestibular sense may be confused by zero-gravity climates.
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Kinesthetic disorders help control or direct voluntary movement.

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The vestibular sense originates in the outer ear.

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The kinesthetic system is the sensory system that involves ___________.

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the bones in the middle ear and inner ear
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information from the muscles and joints
C
the sensory receptors in the vestibular sacs
D
information from the olfactory cilia
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The stimuli for kinesthesis is the __________ energy of joint and muscle movement.

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thermal
B
electrical
C
mechanical
D
chemical

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