Special Senses Quiz #1

Olfactory epithelium is found

• inferior portion of nose

• vestibule to pharynx

• mid-nasal ridges

• superior portion of nose

Which of the following binds the odorants and begins signal transduction?

• Bowman's glands

• Olfactory cilia

• basal stem cells

• gustatory receptor cells

Olfaction has a _____ threshold.

• low

• high

• no

Adaptation of the olfactory sense to the continued presentation of an odorant

• occurs rapidly

• does not occur

• enhances gustation

• occurs slowly

In the olfactory pathway, axons of the mitral cells form the?

• bulbs

• tracts

• glomeruli

• cerebral cortex

In olfaction, the axons of the mitral cells project to the?

• thalamus

• cerebral cortex

• limbic system

• temporal lobe

provides for the sense of taste

• basal stem cells

• hair cells

• gustatory cells

• photoreceptors

taste buds in adults?

• epiglottis

• vallate papilla

• pharynx

• soft palate

• fungiform papilla

Which papilla increases surface area but does not aid in direct gustation?

• circumvallate

• fungiform

• filiform

• foliate

Nerves associated with gustation?

• vagus

• facial

• glossopharyngeal

• trigeminal