Quiz on the Nose and Smelling

What is the main function of the nose?

• To hear

• To smell and breathe

• To see

• To taste

What separates the nostrils?

• The trachea

• The septum

• The nasal cavity

• The cartilage

What is the space behind the nose called?

• Nasal cavity

• Throat

• Windpipe

• Lungs

What does the nose do to the air before it reaches the lungs?

• Makes it smell better

• Warms, moistens, and filters it

• Cools it down

• Turns it into water

What is mucus commonly known as?

• Dust

• Boogers

• Air

• Snot

What do we call the dried mucus that forms in the nose?

• Dust

• Germs

• Boogers

• Snot

What happens when your nose traps something unwanted?

• You sneeze

• You smell it

• You breathe it out

• You swallow it

What part of the nose helps you smell?

• Cartilage

• Septum

• Olfactory epithelium

• Nasal cavity

What do the special receptors in the olfactory epithelium do?

• Help you breathe

• Notice smells

• Filter air

• Warm air

What sends signals about smells to the brain?

• Lungs

• Trachea

• Olfactory nerve

• Nasal passages