Special Senses Quiz 2020

The olfactory receptors are examples of:

• gustatory receptors

• mechanoreceptors

• thermoreceptors

• chemoreceptors

Which of the following cerebral locations houses the visual cortex?

• occipital

• parietal

• frontal

• temporal

Which cerebral area houses the olfactory cortex?

• occipital

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

Where is the olfactory epithelium located?

• in the soft palate

• in the floor of the nasal cavity

• in the roof of the nasal cavity

• in the nostrils

Taste buds are associated with all of these types of papillae on the tongue except:

• circumvallate

• filiform

• foliate

• fungiform

Which of these tastes CANNOT be detected by taste buds?

• sweet

• salty

• minty

• sour

The cerebellum is responsible for:

• regulation of body temperature

• sleep/wake cycles

• coordination and balance

• somatic senses

Which of the following is found in the roof of the nasal cavity and houses the receptors for smell?

• nasal bones i

• inferior nasal conchae

• sphenoid bone

• ethmoid bone

Which of the following is NOT a structural feature of a neuron:

• synaptic cleft

• axon

• dendrites

• node of Ranvier

The substance that is released at axonal endings to propagate a nervous impulse is called:

• an action potential

• a neurotransmitter

• the sodium-potassium pump

• an ion