The changing of noxious stimuli in sensory nerve endings to energy impulses is referred to as
a. modulation c. transmission
b. perception d. transduction
D
Modulation is the changing of pain impulses. Perception is developing a conscious awareness of pain. Transmission is the movement of impulses from the site of origin to the brain. Transduction is the changing of noxious stimuli in sensory nerve endings to energy impulses.
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