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BIOS252 - Week 5,6,7 Review Questions and Answers
with Verified Solutions
What type of receptor cell is responsible for transducing pain
stimuli?
Nociceptor
3 multiple choice options
Which submodality of taste is sensitive to the pH of saliva?
Sour
3 multiple choice options
What is the corresponding anatomical structure or physiological
process of a vision?
Retina and photoreceptor cells (rods and cones)
What is the corresponding anatomical structure or physiological
process of hearing?
Cochlea and auditory nerve
What is the corresponding anatomical structure or physiological
process of taste?
Buds and gustatory cells
What is the corresponding anatomical structure or physiological
process of smell?
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Olfactory epithelium and olfactory receptors
Lens
Identify the structure that has the arrow pointing to it.
True or False: Proprioceptors are sensory receptors located in
muscles, tendons, and joints, providing information about body
position and movement.
True
Cochlea
The structure in the inner ear responsible for converting sound
waves into neural impulses for hearing is known as what?
Sensory adaptation
The phenomenon where sensory receptors become less
responsive to a constant sensory stimulus over time is best
defined as what?
Which type of receptors detect changes in temperature?
Thermoreceptors
3 multiple choice options
Vallate Papilla
It is an anatomical structure found on the tongue.
The Optic Disc
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The area of the eye where the optic nerve and blood vessels
enter and exit is known as what?
The lens
Focuses light on the retina by changing shape to accommodate
near or far objects.
T3 (triiodothyroxine)
It secreted by the Thyroid gland.
Promotion of bone growth
The primary function of growth hormone in the body is what?
Nociceptor
A type of receptor cell is responsible for transducing pain
stimuli
Which of the following is a key difference between the nervous
system and the endocrine system?
The nervous system uses electrical signals, while the endocrine
system uses chemical signals.
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is considered a primary endocrine
gland?
Thyroid
3 multiple choice options
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hypothalamus
The posterior pituitary gland secretes hormones synthesized in
the ___________________.
Which of the following best describes the mechanism of action
of paracrine signaling?
Hormones act on neighboring cells without entering the
bloodstream
3 multiple choice options
True or False: Gigantism is typically caused by an
overproduction of growth hormone during childhood, before
the closure of the epiphyseal plates.
True
The mechanism of action of lipid-soluble hormones typically
involves what process?
Directly entering the target cell and binding to intracellular
receptors
3 multiple choice options
The infundibulum connects the hypothalamus to which
structure in the brain?
Pituitary gland
3 multiple choice options
BIOS252 - Week 5,6,7 Review Questions and Answers
with Verified Solutions
What type of receptor cell is responsible for transducing pain
stimuli?
Nociceptor
3 multiple choice options
Which submodality of taste is sensitive to the pH of saliva?
Sour
3 multiple choice options
What is the corresponding anatomical structure or physiological
process of a vision?
Retina and photoreceptor cells (rods and cones)
What is the corresponding anatomical structure or physiological
process of hearing?
Cochlea and auditory nerve
What is the corresponding anatomical structure or physiological
process of taste?
Buds and gustatory cells
What is the corresponding anatomical structure or physiological
process of smell?
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Olfactory epithelium and olfactory receptors
Lens
Identify the structure that has the arrow pointing to it.
True or False: Proprioceptors are sensory receptors located in
muscles, tendons, and joints, providing information about body
position and movement.
True
Cochlea
The structure in the inner ear responsible for converting sound
waves into neural impulses for hearing is known as what?
Sensory adaptation
The phenomenon where sensory receptors become less
responsive to a constant sensory stimulus over time is best
defined as what?
Which type of receptors detect changes in temperature?
Thermoreceptors
3 multiple choice options
Vallate Papilla
It is an anatomical structure found on the tongue.
The Optic Disc
,3|Page
The area of the eye where the optic nerve and blood vessels
enter and exit is known as what?
The lens
Focuses light on the retina by changing shape to accommodate
near or far objects.
T3 (triiodothyroxine)
It secreted by the Thyroid gland.
Promotion of bone growth
The primary function of growth hormone in the body is what?
Nociceptor
A type of receptor cell is responsible for transducing pain
stimuli
Which of the following is a key difference between the nervous
system and the endocrine system?
The nervous system uses electrical signals, while the endocrine
system uses chemical signals.
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is considered a primary endocrine
gland?
Thyroid
3 multiple choice options
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hypothalamus
The posterior pituitary gland secretes hormones synthesized in
the ___________________.
Which of the following best describes the mechanism of action
of paracrine signaling?
Hormones act on neighboring cells without entering the
bloodstream
3 multiple choice options
True or False: Gigantism is typically caused by an
overproduction of growth hormone during childhood, before
the closure of the epiphyseal plates.
True
The mechanism of action of lipid-soluble hormones typically
involves what process?
Directly entering the target cell and binding to intracellular
receptors
3 multiple choice options
The infundibulum connects the hypothalamus to which
structure in the brain?
Pituitary gland
3 multiple choice options
