Sensation Is the

question 53

Multiple Choice

Sensation is the

• A) transformation of sound and light into meaningful words and images.
• B) detection and encoding of stimulus energies by sensory receptors and the nervous system.
• C) organization and interpretation of environmental events.
• D) conscious awareness of a familiar stimulus.

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Definitions:

Females

The sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, that produces non-motile ova (egg cells) and can typically bear offspring.

Ghrelin

A hormone produced in the stomach that stimulates appetite and signals the brain to increase food intake.

Genetics

The branch of biology that studies heredity.

Variations

Variations refer to differences or deviations in the characteristics of an organism, or in any other measured data, from those typical of the species or the norm.