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Undergraduate Physiological Psychology Final Exam Study Guide (200
Common Test Questions)
Q. Which of the following is true of receptors involved in the detection of warm and cold?
Answer:
The six known thermal receptors are members of the TRP family.
Q. Cutaneous receptors signal information regarding
Answer:
events that damage the skin.
Q. After damage to her somatosensory association cortex, Patient E.C. experienced
Answer:
difficulty in recognizing common objects by touch.
Q. Glabrous ________ skin is usually found on the ________.
Answer:
non-hairy; palm of the hand
Q. The function of a nociceptor is to detect
Answer:
pain.

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Q. The process of vaginal self-stimulation in human women induces analgesia through
Answer:
endogenous opiate release.
Q. Which of the following is true of the functions of pain?
Answer:
Pain can be triggered by tissue damage within the body.
Q. Cutaneous receptors signal information about stimuli that interact with
Answer:
the external surface of the skin.
Q. Which of the following would be expected to induce pain?
Answer:
activation of the insular cortex
Q. Electrical stimulation of the ________ in humans produces painful burning and tingling
sensations.
Answer:
insular cortex

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Undergraduate Physiological Psychology Final Exam Study Guide (200 Common Test Questions) Q. Which of the following is true of receptors involved in the detection of warm and cold? Answer: The six known thermal receptors are members of the TRP family. Q. Cutaneous receptors signal information regarding Answer: events that damage the skin. Q. After damage to her somatosensory association cortex, Patient E.C. experienced Answer: difficulty in recognizing common objects by touch. Q. Glabrous ________ skin is usually found on the ________. Answer: non-hairy; palm of the hand Q. The function of a nociceptor is to detect Answer: pain. Q. The process of vaginal self-stimulation in human women induces analgesia through Answer: endogenous opiate release. Q. Which of the following is true of the functions of pain? Answer: Pain can be triggered by tissue damage within the body. Q. Cutaneous receptors signal information about stimuli that interact with Answer: the external surface of the skin. Q. Which of the following would be expected to induce pain? Answer: activation of the insular cortex Q. Electrical stimulation of the ________ in humans produces painful burning and tingling sensations. Answer: insular cortex Q. Damage to fibers containing the TRPM8 receptor would be expected to Answer: impair sensing of extreme cold. Q. The primary function of the Meissner corpuscle is to detect? Answer: edge contours Q. The presence of chemicals that induce inflammation is uniquely ...
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