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taste and smell quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
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 associated with smell are referred to as the:

a)

olfactory receptor cells

b)

smell cells

c)

gustatory receptor cells

d)

umami cells

5.

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

6.

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

7.

Which of the following papillae do not contain taste buds:

a)

fungiform

b)

filiform

c)

circumvallate

d)

all of the above

8.

Which of the following receptors guide the intake of carbohydrates:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

9.

Which of the following receptors respond to nitrogen containing molecules:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

10.

Which of the following receptors guides the intake of protein:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

11.

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

12.

Which of the following responds to acidic solutions:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

13.

Which of the following detects spoiled foods and poisons:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

14.

Our noses can detect chemicals in the air

a)

True

b)

False

15.

NOT a primary taste sensation

a)

bitter

b)

salty

c)

sweet

d)

peppery

16.

can detect the largest variety

a)

taste buds

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

cones

d)

rods

17.

chemical sense of smell

a)

ageusia

b)

gustation

c)

olfaction

d)

anosmia

18.

A person who can smell nothing has:

a)

anosmia

b)

hyperosmia

c)

hyposmia

d)

Redosmia

19.

A person can smell through their mouth and through their nose.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

The taste buds that are the most resilient as a person ages are:

a)

Bitter

b)

Sour

c)

Sweet

d)

Salty