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Sensory receptors - ANSWER-dendrites of sensory neurons that receive specific kinds of stimuli. Sensory receptors are classified by - ANSWER-location & type of stimulus. Sensory receptors location - ANSWER-exteroceptors (near skin), interoceptors (body visceral organs and blood vessels), and proprioceptors (skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints). Sensory receptors type of stimulus detected - ANSWER-mechanoreceptors (touch), photoreceptors (light), thermoreceptors (temperature), c...

Accommodation - ability of pupil to respond to near and far distances pt told to focus on far away object [size & shape observed] as examiner continues observing pupil -object held exactly 5 inches form pts face -normally pts eyes turn inward and pupils constrict ***ALSO KNOWN AS CONVERGENCE AND CONSTRICTION**** Accommodation - when eye shifts focus on object that is near pupil will constrict to force photons thru thickness of lens Accommodation and pupil constriction - increase number...