BIO 252 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
The conscious or subconscious awareness of changes in
the external or internal environment - CORRECT ANSWERS -sensation
The conscious interpretation of sensations performed mainly by the cerebral cortex - CORRECT
ANSWERS -perception
The ability to no longer perceive sensations due to prolonged exposure - CORRECT ANSWERS -
adaption
Free nerve endings: types of sensation detected: - CORRECT ANSWERS -Pain, temperature,
tickle, itch
Encapsulated nerve endings: types of sensation detected - CORRECT ANSWERS -Used to detect
pressure, vibration, and some touch
location of Interreceptor - CORRECT ANSWERS -cytoplasm of a cell
-internal enviornment
location of Exteroceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -outside the body; skin
sensing external environment; hearing, vision, smell, taste
location of Proprioceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -muscles, tendons, and joints
, Thermoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -temperature changes
Photoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -light
Nociceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -pain
Chemoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -chemical changes
Mechanoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -physical distortion
pathway for smell (olfaction) - CORRECT ANSWERS --Olfactory Chemoreceptor cells
-olfactory nerve
-Olfactory bulb
-olfactory tracts
-limbic system
-temporal and frontal lobes
what cell produces mucus that is used to dissolve molecules so that the transduction may occur
- CORRECT ANSWERS -Olfactory receptor cells
what cell is used for physical support/ nourishment - CORRECT ANSWERS -supporting cells
what cells undergo mitosis to replace olfactory receptor cells - CORRECT ANSWERS -basal cells
identification of the olfactory bulb - CORRECT ANSWERS -
ANSWERS 2026
The conscious or subconscious awareness of changes in
the external or internal environment - CORRECT ANSWERS -sensation
The conscious interpretation of sensations performed mainly by the cerebral cortex - CORRECT
ANSWERS -perception
The ability to no longer perceive sensations due to prolonged exposure - CORRECT ANSWERS -
adaption
Free nerve endings: types of sensation detected: - CORRECT ANSWERS -Pain, temperature,
tickle, itch
Encapsulated nerve endings: types of sensation detected - CORRECT ANSWERS -Used to detect
pressure, vibration, and some touch
location of Interreceptor - CORRECT ANSWERS -cytoplasm of a cell
-internal enviornment
location of Exteroceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -outside the body; skin
sensing external environment; hearing, vision, smell, taste
location of Proprioceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -muscles, tendons, and joints
, Thermoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -temperature changes
Photoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -light
Nociceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -pain
Chemoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -chemical changes
Mechanoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS -physical distortion
pathway for smell (olfaction) - CORRECT ANSWERS --Olfactory Chemoreceptor cells
-olfactory nerve
-Olfactory bulb
-olfactory tracts
-limbic system
-temporal and frontal lobes
what cell produces mucus that is used to dissolve molecules so that the transduction may occur
- CORRECT ANSWERS -Olfactory receptor cells
what cell is used for physical support/ nourishment - CORRECT ANSWERS -supporting cells
what cells undergo mitosis to replace olfactory receptor cells - CORRECT ANSWERS -basal cells
identification of the olfactory bulb - CORRECT ANSWERS -
