Size & description. Also called great pandas, parti-colored bears, bamboo bears and white bears, giant pandas are distinguished from other pandas by their large size and black-and-white coloring. The bold coloring may provide camouflage, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo. Giant pandas live up to their name.n the wild, giant pandas are only found in the remote, mountainous regions of central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, according to the National Zoo. In this area, there are cool, wet bamboo forests that are perfect for the giant panda's needs.
Lesson Summary. Sensation is the process of gathering environmental information and transmitting that information to the brain. Five sensory systems exist which allow us to collect environmental information.n this lesson, you will learn about the concept of sensation and the five distinct subsystems that comprise sensation. Following the lesson, you will have the opportunity to test you knowledge with a short quiz.
Paresthesia is an abnormal sensation such as tingling, tickling, pricking, numbness or burning of a person's skin with no apparent physical cause. The manifestation of a paresthesia may be transient or chronic. The most familiar kind of paresthesia is the sensation known as pins and needles or of a limb falling asleep. A less well-known and uncommon but important paresthesia is formication, the sensation of bugs crawling underneath the skin. This term was created by Joseph Blakeley.