Senses Physiology

Olfactory receptors are unmyelinated bipolar neurons that are this type of receptor

• chemoreceptors

• mechanoreceptors

• thermoreceptors

• photoreceptors

This eye part is transparent and helps focus light rays onto the lens

• sclera

• cornea

• retina

• iris

The superior oblique and inferior oblique skeletal muscles of the eye move the eyeball in this direction?

• up

• rotate

• down

• left to right

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The olfactory nerve is cranial nerve 1 whose senses travel to the olfactory area and also to the limbic system which provides

• emotional responses to odors

• cardiovascular reponses

• digestive activation

• visual amplification

This structure is called the ___________ and is found in the ___________

• Ampulla; Semi-circular canals

• Macula; vestibule

• tectorial membrane; cochlea

• Organ of corti; inner ear

The brain interprets different olfactory receptor combinations as what?

• smell detection

• distance to the object

• olfactory code

• smell intensity

The paillae of the tongue contain many of these

• olfactory cells

• taste buds

• collagen fibers

• epithelium cells

Taste receptors are modified epithelial cells that function as chemoreceptors that contain taste hairs that protrude from openings called

• taste wells

• taste detectors

• taste pores

• taste crevices

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following is not a type of taste?

• Umami

• Sweet

• Salty

• Searing

Where is the gustatory cortex?

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

• basal nuclei

• frontal lobe