BIOL 2457 FINAL EXAM REVIEW POLLOCK
UTA 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Sensory Receptor - CORRECT ANSWER -dendrites of sensory neurons or separate cells
Mechanoreceptor - CORRECT ANSWER -Mechanical
Exteroceptors/Intetoceptors/propioreceptors
Thermoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER -Temperature
Exteroceptors/Intetoceptors
Photoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER -Light
Exteroceptors
Chemoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER -Chemical
Exteroceptors/Intetoceptors
Nocioreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER -Pain
Exteroceptors/Intetoceptors
General vs. Special Senses - CORRECT ANSWER -General (somatic): All over the body; touch
Special: In the brain/head; smell, sight, sound, taste
How is one stimulus distinguished from another? - CORRECT ANSWER -*Modality: labeled lines
(the way it is done)
, *Quality Discrimination: ability to distinguish diff modalities
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
*Feature Abstraction: detection of stimulus by sensory neurons
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
*Location: acuity X2
*Intensity: frequency X2
Somatic Senses: Tactile X2 X2
Light Touch - CORRECT ANSWER -Rapidly adapting receptors
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
-Meissner
-Root hair X2
Somatic Senses: Tactile X2 X2
Heavy Touch - CORRECT ANSWER -Slowly adapting receptors
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
-Merkel discs X2
-Ruffini endings X2
*sustained sensations over larger area, deeper X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
Somatic Senses: Tactile X2 X2
Vibration - CORRECT ANSWER -Rapidly adapting receptors
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
-Meissner: low freq X2 X2
-Pacinin: high freq X2 X2
Somatic Senses: Tactile X2 X2
Itch - CORRECT ANSWER -Stimulation of nerve endings
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
Somatic Senses: Thermal - CORRECT ANSWER --Detect changes in temperature
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
-Warm & cold receptors= free nerve endings
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
UTA 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Sensory Receptor - CORRECT ANSWER -dendrites of sensory neurons or separate cells
Mechanoreceptor - CORRECT ANSWER -Mechanical
Exteroceptors/Intetoceptors/propioreceptors
Thermoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER -Temperature
Exteroceptors/Intetoceptors
Photoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER -Light
Exteroceptors
Chemoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER -Chemical
Exteroceptors/Intetoceptors
Nocioreceptors - CORRECT ANSWER -Pain
Exteroceptors/Intetoceptors
General vs. Special Senses - CORRECT ANSWER -General (somatic): All over the body; touch
Special: In the brain/head; smell, sight, sound, taste
How is one stimulus distinguished from another? - CORRECT ANSWER -*Modality: labeled lines
(the way it is done)
, *Quality Discrimination: ability to distinguish diff modalities
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
*Feature Abstraction: detection of stimulus by sensory neurons
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
*Location: acuity X2
*Intensity: frequency X2
Somatic Senses: Tactile X2 X2
Light Touch - CORRECT ANSWER -Rapidly adapting receptors
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
-Meissner
-Root hair X2
Somatic Senses: Tactile X2 X2
Heavy Touch - CORRECT ANSWER -Slowly adapting receptors
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
-Merkel discs X2
-Ruffini endings X2
*sustained sensations over larger area, deeper X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
Somatic Senses: Tactile X2 X2
Vibration - CORRECT ANSWER -Rapidly adapting receptors
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
-Meissner: low freq X2 X2
-Pacinin: high freq X2 X2
Somatic Senses: Tactile X2 X2
Itch - CORRECT ANSWER -Stimulation of nerve endings
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
Somatic Senses: Thermal - CORRECT ANSWER --Detect changes in temperature
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
-Warm & cold receptors= free nerve endings
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
