Anatomy of tasting and smelling

Which type of papillae does not contain taste buds?

• Fungiform

• Circumvallate

• Filiform

• Foliate

Which cranial nerve is responsible for taste on the posterior third of the tongue?

• Facial (VII)

• Vagus (X)

• Trigeminal (V)

• Glossopharyngeal (IX)

The muscle that helps protrude the tongue is the:

• Styloglossus

• Hyoglossus

• Genioglossus

• Palatoglossus

Which papillae are arranged in a V-shape on the back of the tongue?

• Filiform

• Fungiform

• Circumvallate

• Foliate

Which papillae are mushroom-shaped and located mainly at the tip and sides of the tongue?

• Filiform

• Fungiform

• Circumvallate

• Lingual

What part of the tongue anchors it to the floor of the mouth?

• Tip

• Body

• Root

• Apex

What kind of papillae are most numerous but have no taste buds?

• Fungiform

• Circumvallate

• Filiform

• Foliate

The facial nerve (VII) carries taste signals from which part of the tongue?

• Back third

• Middle

• Anterior two-thirds

• Epiglottis

The vagus nerve (X) contributes to taste in which area?

• Tip of the tongue

• Middle of the tongue

• Back of the tongue

• Epiglottis

Where are olfactory receptors located?

• On the taste buds

• On olfactory cilia in the nasal cavity

• On the tongue

• In the lungs