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Ohlsen smell and taste

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

olfactory receptors and taste buds

a)

chemoreceptors

b)

mechanoreceptors

c)

photoreceptors

d)

osmoreceptors

2.

NOT a primary taste sensation

a)

bitter

b)

salty

c)

sweet

d)

peppery

3.

can detect the largest variety

a)

taste buds

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

cones

d)

rods

4.

lobe of brain responsible for smell

a)

frontal

b)

parietal

c)

occipital

d)

temporal

5.

lobe of brain responsible for taste

a)

frontal

b)

occipital

c)

parietal

d)

temporal

6.

Which are more sensitive (lower threshold)

a)

olfactory receptors

b)

taste buds

c)

cones

d)

hair cells

7.

chemical sense of taste

a)

gustation

b)

olfaction

c)

anosmia

d)

ageusia

8.

chemical sense of smell

a)

ageusia

b)

gustation

c)

olfaction

d)

anosmia

9.

decline in the transmission of a sensory neuron when receptor is continuously stimulated; smell is rapid

a)

accommodation

b)

adaptation

c)

anosmia

d)

ageusia

10.

receptor of gustation; sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami

a)

cones

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

hair cells

d)

taste buds