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Chamberlain University-Illinois
BIOS 252
Chamberlain University of Nursing BIOS 252
Exam 3 Questions and Answers 2026 Latest
Update
Which division detects stimuli of the general senses and special senses?
A. Visceral sensory division
B. Somatic motor division
C. Visceral motor division (autonomic nervous system)
D. Somatic sensory division Ans: D. Somatic sensory division
You wrap your hands around a warm cup of hot chocolate. This sensation is
detected by
A. hair follicle receptors
B. chemoreceptors
C. thermoreceptors
D. photoreceptors Ans: C. thermoreceptors
What are the regions of skin supplied by a spinal nerve for somatic
sensation known as?
A. Myotomes
B. Dermatomes
C. Rule of nines
D. Lines of cleavage Ans: B. Dermatomes
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Thermoreceptors depolarize in response to hot and cold stimuli, turning a
stimulus into an electrical signal. This conversion is known as
_______________.
A. sensory transduction
B. repolarization
C. propagation
D. adaptation Ans: A. sensory transduction
Potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain are selectively detected by
A. nociceptors
B. photoreceptors
C. chemoreceptors
D. proprioceptors Ans: A. nociceptors
The stretch of a full urinary bladder is detected by
A. exteroceptors
B. photoreceptors
C. interoceptors
D. thermoreceptors Ans: C. interoceptors
Jessica went to her doctor's office with pain in her right shoulder blade and
learned she was having a gallbladder attack. You are not surprised to hear
about the unusual location of her pain, since it is known as ________________.
A. the receptive field
B. phantom limb pain
C. referred pain
D. chronic pain Ans: C. referred pain
Which mechanoreceptor detects deep pressure?
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A. Tactile corpuscle
B. Ruffini ending
C. Lamellated corpuscle
D. Merkel cell fiber Ans: C. ruffini endings
Proprioceptors are located in the musculoskeletal system where they detect
the movement and position of a joint or body part.
A. True
B. False Ans: A. True
__________________ are the fast-adapting type of sensory receptors. They
sense a stimulus and then shut down very quickly. ________________ are the
slowly-adapting receptors.
A. Tonic receptors
B. Exteroceptors
C. Interoceptors
D. Phasic receptors Ans: A. Tonic receptors
D. Phasic receptors
Which receptors detect itch and tickle?
A. Free nerve endings
B. Muscle spindles
C. Ruffini end organs
D. Lamellated corpuscles Ans: A. Free nerve endings
Which receptor senses very light touch and low frequencies?
A. Meissner's corpuscle
B. Muscle spindle
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Chamberlain University-Illinois
BIOS 252
Chamberlain University of Nursing BIOS 252
Exam 3 Questions and Answers 2026 Latest
Update
Which division detects stimuli of the general senses and special senses?
A. Visceral sensory division
B. Somatic motor division
C. Visceral motor division (autonomic nervous system)
D. Somatic sensory division Ans: D. Somatic sensory division
You wrap your hands around a warm cup of hot chocolate. This sensation is
detected by
A. hair follicle receptors
B. chemoreceptors
C. thermoreceptors
D. photoreceptors Ans: C. thermoreceptors
What are the regions of skin supplied by a spinal nerve for somatic
sensation known as?
A. Myotomes
B. Dermatomes
C. Rule of nines
D. Lines of cleavage Ans: B. Dermatomes
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Thermoreceptors depolarize in response to hot and cold stimuli, turning a
stimulus into an electrical signal. This conversion is known as
_______________.
A. sensory transduction
B. repolarization
C. propagation
D. adaptation Ans: A. sensory transduction
Potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain are selectively detected by
A. nociceptors
B. photoreceptors
C. chemoreceptors
D. proprioceptors Ans: A. nociceptors
The stretch of a full urinary bladder is detected by
A. exteroceptors
B. photoreceptors
C. interoceptors
D. thermoreceptors Ans: C. interoceptors
Jessica went to her doctor's office with pain in her right shoulder blade and
learned she was having a gallbladder attack. You are not surprised to hear
about the unusual location of her pain, since it is known as ________________.
A. the receptive field
B. phantom limb pain
C. referred pain
D. chronic pain Ans: C. referred pain
Which mechanoreceptor detects deep pressure?
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A. Tactile corpuscle
B. Ruffini ending
C. Lamellated corpuscle
D. Merkel cell fiber Ans: C. ruffini endings
Proprioceptors are located in the musculoskeletal system where they detect
the movement and position of a joint or body part.
A. True
B. False Ans: A. True
__________________ are the fast-adapting type of sensory receptors. They
sense a stimulus and then shut down very quickly. ________________ are the
slowly-adapting receptors.
A. Tonic receptors
B. Exteroceptors
C. Interoceptors
D. Phasic receptors Ans: A. Tonic receptors
D. Phasic receptors
Which receptors detect itch and tickle?
A. Free nerve endings
B. Muscle spindles
C. Ruffini end organs
D. Lamellated corpuscles Ans: A. Free nerve endings
Which receptor senses very light touch and low frequencies?
A. Meissner's corpuscle
B. Muscle spindle
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