What is the difference between our special senses and our general senses?

What will be an ideal response?


Special senses are found in well-defined regions of the body, for example, sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.
General senses are found scattered throughout the body, for example, heat, cold, pain, nausea, hunger, thirst, pressure, and deep touch.

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Describe how the components in a reflex arc work

What will be an ideal response?

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Measures to decrease your risk of exposure to blood and body fluids are called __________________________________________ __________________________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Deafness; patient is also mute: ________

Fill in the blank with correct ICD-10.

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The hospital record that documents diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitation services of outpatients is the:

A) ambulatory record B) inpatient record C) discharge summary D) short-stay summary

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