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cognitive and sensory alterations with complete solutions...
cognitive and sensory alterations
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1. cognition knowing influenced by awareness and judgement

2. sensation a feeling, within or outside the body, of condition resulting from stimulation of
sensory receptors

3. perception the way the brain perceives information

4. reticular activat- the area of the brain that controls alertness and attention
ing system (RAS)

5. sensory adapta- the brain's process of filtering impulses by priority during times of alertness
tion

6. general sense of tactile receptors are located in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue
touch, pressure,
temperature, and
pain

7. special sense - smell
- taste
- hearing
- equilibrium
- vision

8. smell chemoreceptors in the upper nasal passages

9. taste chemoreceptors in the taste buds on the tongue, roof of the mouth, and the throat

10. equilibrium receptors in the ear's semicircular canal

11. vision photoreceptors in the eye's retina

12. alterations in - aging
structure and - cognitive alterations

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cognitive and sensory alterations
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function associat- -brain injuries and illnesses
ed with impaired - sensory deficits
cognition and sen- - sensory deprivation
sation - sensory overload

13. aging alterations - number of neurons decrease
- gradual decline in the ability to interpret sensory stimuli that reach the brain
- response time is slower
- does not affect judgement, language, or the ability to live independently

14. congitive alter- - delirium
ations - depression
- dementia

15. delirium signs and - fluctuating awareness
symptoms - impairment of memory
- disorganized thinking
- hallucinations
- disturbances of sleep-wake cycles

16. depression signs - loss of interest
and symptoms - sadness for an extended period of time
- decreased self-esteem
- sleeping too much or insomnia
- changes in eating patterns

17. dementia - decline in many cognitive abilities
- alzheimer's disease

18. brain injuries and - cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
illnesses - aphasia
- meningitis


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