PHYS 261 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM
FULL STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Examples of Exteroceptors. Answer: Include:
o Tactile Corpuscles
o Lamellar Corpuscles
o Bulbous Corpuscles
⩥ Pain Receptors. Answer: Free nerve endings that detect pain and
temperature.
⩥ Interoreceptors. Answer: A.K.A. Visceral receptors.
⩥ Interoreceptors. Answer: Respond to stimuli within the body.
⩥ Proprioceptors. Answer: Respond to internal stimuli but restricted to
skeletal muscle, tendons, joints, ligaments, etc.
⩥ Refraction. Answer: "Light bending"
FULL STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Examples of Exteroceptors. Answer: Include:
o Tactile Corpuscles
o Lamellar Corpuscles
o Bulbous Corpuscles
⩥ Pain Receptors. Answer: Free nerve endings that detect pain and
temperature.
⩥ Interoreceptors. Answer: A.K.A. Visceral receptors.
⩥ Interoreceptors. Answer: Respond to stimuli within the body.
⩥ Proprioceptors. Answer: Respond to internal stimuli but restricted to
skeletal muscle, tendons, joints, ligaments, etc.
⩥ Refraction. Answer: "Light bending"