Stimulus

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An electrical stimulus is generated by the sinus node (also called the sinoatrial node, or SA node), which is a small area of specialized tissue located in the right atrium (right upper chamber) of the heart.
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The arrectores pilorum play a key role in goose bumps, a temporary local change in the skin The chain of events leading to this skin change starts with a stimulus such as cold or fear.
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In both types of conditioning, stimulus generalization occurs; i.e., the conditioned response may be elicited by stimuli similar to the original conditioned stimulus but not used in the original training.
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The strength of the response depends partly on the strength of the stimulus. For this reason, the examiner will attempt to elicit the response with the smallest stimulus possible. Learning the range of normal responses requires some clinical training.
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Grimace, or reflex irritability: 2 if the neonate coughs, sneezes, or vigorously cries in response to a stimulus (such as the use of nasal suctioning, stroking the back to assess for spinal abnormalities, or having the foot tapped); ...
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Electric stimulus brings about ejaculation to obtain semen. This procedure can be used in men with a spinal cord injury who can't otherwise achieve ejaculation.
Surgical sperm aspiration.
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The cause of the itch needs to be identified in order to remove or treat the stimulus. Children should be encouraged not to scratch, and told this will make the itch worse (but it can be hard to break the itch/scratch cycle).
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Sensory: Relating to sensation, to the perception of a stimulus and the voyage made by incoming (afferent) nerve impulses from the sense organs to the nerve centers.
"Sensory" also is sometimes used to refer to the senses themselves.
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A condition in which a sense, especially touch, is distorted. Dysesthesia can cause an ordinary stimulus to be unpleasant or painful. It can also cause insensitivity to a stimulus.
dysgeusia
A bad taste in the mouth. Also called parageusia.
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Algo newborn hearing screener Mobile, noninvasive instrument detects the auditory brainstem response (ABR) to a series of stimulus clicks; screens the entire hearing pathway from the outer ear to the brain stem.
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The nonpharmacologic treatments for insomnia include things like sleep hygiene, stimulus control therapy, sleep restriction therapy, relaxation therapies and other therapies, such as light therapy, that might be helpful to sleepers.
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In some children, the virus is reactivated from time to time by a stimulus such as illness, stress or sunburn, causing a cluster of cold sores to appear on or around the lips or nose. These blisters cause little or no discomfort in young children.
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A reflex is an involuntary muscular response to a sensory stimulus. Certain sensations or movements are known to produce specific muscular responses.
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ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS - An inflammatory condition of the conjunctiva secondary to an allergic stimulus. Common symptoms include itchy, red, and tearing eyes
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La personne ayant besoin de ceci le trouve difficile de soutenir l'effort mental et est gnralement lente pour ragir aux stimulus extrieurs. Ils sont lthargiques, sensation malheureux et dcourags, particulièrement en coutant la musique.
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The arms and legs also have brisk "deep tendon reflexes" (involuntary muscle contractions in response to a stimulus). For example, when the patellar tendon in the knee is tapped with a small hammer, the lower leg kicks forward strongly.
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CIRCUMORAL PARESTHESIA: An abnormal touch sensation, such as burning or prickling around the mouth, often in the absence of an external stimulus. See Paresthesia.
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They also help practitioners gauge physical feedback to a stimulus or experience. People are guided through experiences without interfering with their memory or process. A number of different models can be used.
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Accessory tonsils may be noted at the posterior part of the soft palate, often near the base of the uvula (Figure 1.32). They may resemble a small tumor. However, they do get smaller after reacting to a stimulus and this gives a clue to their ...
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in her preferences, craving things that she usually doesn't like or loosing her appetite for some of her usual favorites. Nausea and even vomiting can occur and may be brought on by many things, especially smells, but can develop with no stimulus ...
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variant that occurs frequently in the general population might, theoretically, account for a larger proportion of all prostate cancers than would the effects of a mutation in a rare gene, such as HPC1. This fact has provided much of the stimulus for ...
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