Senses Quiz 1

A specialized cell in the nervous system that transmits impulses.

• Nerve

• Neuron

• Synaps

• Ciliary Body

A fiber/bundle of fibers in the nervous system that transmits impulses.

• Nerve

• Neuron

• Synapse

• Ciliary Body

The intersection between a neuron and another neuron, muscle, gland, or receptor is a .....

• Nerve

• Receptor Cell

• Synapse

• Ciliary Body

A cell that senses the environment and transmits that information.

• Gustatory Cell

• Receptor Cell

• Synapse

• Ciliary Body

Sensory receptors within a taste bud.

• Gustatory Cell

• Receptor Cell

• Gustation

• Ciliary Body

The special sense of taste is also called....

• Equilibrium

• Audition

• Gustation

• Olfaction

Thread that emerges from a gustatory cell.

• Gustatory Cell

• Gustatory Hairs

• Gustation

• Ciliary Body

The structure between the choroid and the iris that anchors the lens in place.

• Gustatory Cell

• Gustatory Hairs

• Gustation

• Ciliary Body

These are molecules that trigger a reaction to irritation to nasal membranes that results in congestion and drainage.

• Olfaction

• Umami

• Gustation

• Histamines

One of the 5 basic tastes; meaty or savory flavor

• Olfaction

• Umami

• Gustation

• Histamines