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Taste and Smell

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Senses that respond to chemicals in solution utilize which of the following:

a)

Meissner's corpuscle

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

crista ampullaris

d)

beta lactamase

2.

Which of the following senses are most closely related:

a)

touch and smell

b)

smell and taste

c)

taste and hearing

d)

hearing and smell

3.

Which of the following is linked closely to the limbic system:

a)

gestation

b)

equilibrium

c)

olfactation

d)

gustation

4.

The nerves that carry olfactory and gustatory signals to the brain are which of the following types of nerves:

a)

superficial nerve

b)

peripheral nerve

c)

spinal nerve

d)

cranial nerve

5.

The nerves associated with smell are referred to as the:

a)

olfactory receptor cells

b)

smell cells

c)

gustatory receptor cells

d)

umami cells

6.

Which of the following is false:

a)

Olfactory and gustatory hairs are parts of the smell and taste nerve cells, respectively

b)

Hearing and balance are both sensed in the inner ear

c)

Taste buds are found only on the tongue

d)

All of the above are false

7.

Small projections located on the tongue’s surface where taste buds are located are known as:

a)

papillae

b)

gustatory cells

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

mucous producing glands

8.

Which of the following papillae do not contain taste buds:

a)

fungiform

b)

filiform

c)

circumvallate

d)

all of the above

9.

Gustatory hairs protrude through which of the following:

a)

olfactory epithelium

b)

action potential

c)

vagus nerves

d)

taste pores

10.

Which of the following receptors guide the intake of carbohydrates:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

11.

Which of the following receptors respond to nitrogen containing molecules:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

12.

Which of the following receptors guides the intake of protein:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

13.

Which of the following receptors would guide the intake of minerals such as sodium, potassium, calcium, iron, etc:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

14.

Which of the following responds to acidic solutions:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

15.

Which of the following detects spoiled foods and poisons:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty