What neurological disorders cause balance problems

Sensory adaptation of cutaneous temperature receptors some types of sensory receptors, like pain receptors, will continue to transduce pain until the stimulus is removed. other sensory receptors may respond with an initial burst in production of action potentials, but will “adapt” and over time action potentials will cease. sensory adaptation occurs, for example, with olfactory receptors for smell. procedure have the subject place one hand in an ice bath while simultaneously placing the other hand in a warm water bath (@40oc). the subject should keep their hands in the designated baths for two minutes. after two minutes, remove both hands and place both hands in a room temperature water bath. record your observations review questions 1. describe how each hand felt after taking them out of the designated water baths and placing them into the room temperature water bath. 2. define sensory adaptation and relate it to what happened to the temperature receptors in the subject’s hands. 3. list and describe sensory receptors that adapt, and sensory receptors that do not.

Winston's baseball team had the bases loaded in the last inning when his friend freddie watched three straight pitches go by without swinging and was called out on strikes out to end the game. how can winston demonstrate responsible behavior in this situation? a. ask the coach sarcastically, in front of the team, if he gave freddie the take sign b. confront freddie and let him know that the team would have won if he could hit c. ignore freddie both after the game and the next day at school d. tell freddie that no one is perfect and to keep his confidence up

Your good friend emma invited you to her 18-year-old cousin matt's birthday party. emma is a straight-a student who is also on the cheerleading squad. when you get to her cousin's house, you see that there are no adults there. emma's cousin hands her a beer. he then hands you a beer and says, "here, have one. i do it all the time, and i never get caught." what would you do?