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Olfactory and Gustatory System

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a glutamatergic neuron?

a)

Tufted

b)

Granule

c)

Periglomerular

d)

Olfactory bipolar neuron

e)

Mitral

2.

Which of the following is the true cranial nerve I?

a)

Olfactory tract

b)

Olfactory bulb

c)

Axons of mitral/tufted cells

d)

Olfactory stria

e)

Axons of olfactory bipolar neurons

3.

Which of the following structures is where the axon of the AON crosses over to reach the olfactory tract of the other side?

a)

Lateral olfactory stria

b)

Anterior commissure

c)

Olfactory bulb

d)

Septal nuclei

e)

Posterior commissure

4.

Which of the following is not part of the olfactory tubercle?

a)

Olfactory bulb

b)

Olfactory trigone

c)

Olfactory tract

d)

Lateral olfactory stria

e)

Medial olfactory stria

5.

Which of the following olfactory pathways is not directly involved with the sense of smell?

a)

Neocortical

b)

Archicortical

c)

Paleocortical

d)

Limen insulae to dorsomedial nucleus of thalamus

e)

Piriform cortex to entorrhinal

6.

Which of the following nuclei receives gustatory signals

a)

Principle nucleus of V

b)

Nucleus ambiguus

c)

Facial

d)

Hypoglossal

e)

Solitary

7.

Where is the primary gustatory cortex?

a)

Opercular part of postcentral gyrus

b)

Opercular part of precentral gyrus

c)

Angular gyrus

d)

Tranverse gyri of temporal lobe

e)

Orbitofrontal cortex

8.

Where are the taste buds for saltiness?

a)

Front tip of tongue

b)

Back portion of tongue

c)

Middle portion of tongue

d)

Every area of tongue

e)

Sides of the tongue

9.

The taste sensory signals from the posterior third of tongue is conveyed through which nerve?

a)

CN X

b)

CN V

c)

CN IX

d)

CN VIII

e)

CN XII

10.

Sensation of sharpness or roughness on the anterior portion of the tongue is conveyed by which nerve?

a)

CN VII

b)

CN V

c)

CN XII

d)

CN IX

e)

CN X

11.

Which area of the thalamus are the taste sensations relayed through?

a)

VPL

b)

DM

c)

VA/VL

d)

AN

e)

VPM

12.

Which of the following areas are part of the paleocortical pathway of smell?

a)

Entorrhinal cortex

b)

Anterior Perforated

c)

Insular gyri

d)

Orbitofrontal cortex

e)

Diagonal band of Broca