Exam 3: BIOS 252 / BIOS252 Anatomy and
Physiology II Exam Review| Guide with
Questions and Verified Answers (2024/ 2025)
-Chamberlain
QUESTION
The adrenal medulla releases what hormone in response to sympathetic nervous system input? a.
hGH
b. Cortisol
c. Epi/NE
d. CRH
e. Triiodothyronine
Answer:
Epi/NE
QUESTION
The release of cortisol is regulated by what hormone from the anterior pituitary gland? a.
TRH
b. ACTH
c. GHRH
d. hGH
e. TSH
Answer:
ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone)
QUESTION
Insulin-like growth factor is produced by what organ? a.
Posterior pituitary
b. Anterior pituitary
,c. Hypothalamus
d. Liver
e. Pancreas
Answer:
Liver
QUESTION
What is the active form of Thyroid hormone in the human body? a.
T3
b. T4
c. T1
d. T5
e. T0
Answer:
T3
QUESTION
"Good" stress that helps a person perform daily activities is also known as what? a.
Dostress
b. Unstress
c. Distress
d. Eustress
e. Canstress
Answer:
Eustress
QUESTION
Receptors that are stimulated by pain are known as what? a.
Mechanoreceptors
,b. Chemoreceptors
c. Nociceptors
d. Thermoreceptors
e. Osmoreceptors
Answer:
Nociceptors
QUESTION
This test is used to determine if a patient can feel the difference between two different spots on
the skin.
a. Proprioceptive discrimination test
b. Two-point discrimination test
c. Free nerve ending test
d. The negative space test
e. Cortical function test
Answer:
Two-point discrimination test
QUESTION
The ability to determine where we are in space and time is determined by what sense? a.
Photoreception
b. Chemoreception
c. Mechanoreception
d. Proprioception
e. Nociception
Answer:
Proprioception
, QUESTION
Which type of nerve ending gives us the sensation(s) of deep pressure; high-frequency vibration;
and stretch?
a. Lamellar (Pacini) corpuscle
b. Golgi tendon organ
c. Ruffini corpuscle
d. Meissner corpuscle
e. Muscle spindles
Answer:
Messner Corpuscle
QUESTION
Tom has a sinus infection and is having trouble with his sense of smell. Which nerve is being
affected? a. CN II
b. CN IX
c. CN VII
d. CN I
e. CN V
Answer:
CN I
QUESTION
Which cells are the chemoreceptors of the tongue that allow for taste? a.
Basal cells
b. Gustatory cells
c. Rods
d. Organ of Corti
e. Supporting epithelial cells
Answer:
Gustatory cells
Physiology II Exam Review| Guide with
Questions and Verified Answers (2024/ 2025)
-Chamberlain
QUESTION
The adrenal medulla releases what hormone in response to sympathetic nervous system input? a.
hGH
b. Cortisol
c. Epi/NE
d. CRH
e. Triiodothyronine
Answer:
Epi/NE
QUESTION
The release of cortisol is regulated by what hormone from the anterior pituitary gland? a.
TRH
b. ACTH
c. GHRH
d. hGH
e. TSH
Answer:
ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone)
QUESTION
Insulin-like growth factor is produced by what organ? a.
Posterior pituitary
b. Anterior pituitary
,c. Hypothalamus
d. Liver
e. Pancreas
Answer:
Liver
QUESTION
What is the active form of Thyroid hormone in the human body? a.
T3
b. T4
c. T1
d. T5
e. T0
Answer:
T3
QUESTION
"Good" stress that helps a person perform daily activities is also known as what? a.
Dostress
b. Unstress
c. Distress
d. Eustress
e. Canstress
Answer:
Eustress
QUESTION
Receptors that are stimulated by pain are known as what? a.
Mechanoreceptors
,b. Chemoreceptors
c. Nociceptors
d. Thermoreceptors
e. Osmoreceptors
Answer:
Nociceptors
QUESTION
This test is used to determine if a patient can feel the difference between two different spots on
the skin.
a. Proprioceptive discrimination test
b. Two-point discrimination test
c. Free nerve ending test
d. The negative space test
e. Cortical function test
Answer:
Two-point discrimination test
QUESTION
The ability to determine where we are in space and time is determined by what sense? a.
Photoreception
b. Chemoreception
c. Mechanoreception
d. Proprioception
e. Nociception
Answer:
Proprioception
, QUESTION
Which type of nerve ending gives us the sensation(s) of deep pressure; high-frequency vibration;
and stretch?
a. Lamellar (Pacini) corpuscle
b. Golgi tendon organ
c. Ruffini corpuscle
d. Meissner corpuscle
e. Muscle spindles
Answer:
Messner Corpuscle
QUESTION
Tom has a sinus infection and is having trouble with his sense of smell. Which nerve is being
affected? a. CN II
b. CN IX
c. CN VII
d. CN I
e. CN V
Answer:
CN I
QUESTION
Which cells are the chemoreceptors of the tongue that allow for taste? a.
Basal cells
b. Gustatory cells
c. Rods
d. Organ of Corti
e. Supporting epithelial cells
Answer:
Gustatory cells
