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nose and tongue

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We have better smell than most mammals

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The receptor on the tongue is called a

a)

bud

b)

tonsil

c)

choroid

d)

retina

3.

What is umami taste

a)

Sweet

b)

sour

c)

savory

d)

salty

4.

Our tongues can detect how many tastes

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

Our sense organs ................. information from our surroundings

a)

receive

b)

interprets

6.

We use our .............. to detect ............ around us and send messages to the brain.

a)

sense - stimuli

b)

organs - smells

c)

muscles - responses

7.

What do we use for smelling?

a)

Ears

b)

Tonge

c)

Eyes

d)

Nose

8.

Which structure of the nose is pointed by #1?

a)

olfactory nerve

b)

olfactory bulb

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

nasal cavity

9.

Which structure of the nose is pointed by #2?

a)

olfactory nerve

b)

olfactory bulb

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

nasal cavity

10.

Which structure of the nose is pointed by #3?

a)

olfactory nerve

b)

olfactory bulb

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

nasal cavity

11.

Which structure of the nose is pointed by #4?

a)

olfactory nerve

b)

olfactory bulb

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

nasal cavity

12.

Which part of the nose contains the sensory receptors for the sense of smell?

a)

the nasal cavity

b)

the olfactory epithelium

c)

the olfactory nerve

d)

the olfactory bulb

13.

Which picture shows the olfactory region of the cerebrum?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which of the following are the sensory receptors for the sense of taste?

a)

papillae

b)

taste buds

c)

taste epithelium

d)

retina

15.

What is the name of the structures that cover your tongue and that contain many taste buds each?

a)

papillea

b)

taste buds

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

taste epithelium

16.

Which of the following are taste stimuli?

a)

sweet

b)

salty

c)

sour

d)

bitter

e)

umami

17.

Which % of the flavor of a food is determined by its odour?

a)

60%

b)

80%

c)

90%

d)

70%

e)

50%

18.

What other sensations can the tongue perceive?

a)

temperature

b)

touch

c)

odour

d)

pain

e)

light

19.

Other than the sense of smell, what are the other functions of the nose? (multiple answers)

a)

to filter the air that is breathed in

b)

to warm up the air that is breathed in

c)

to humidify that is breathed in

d)

to allow gaz exchanges between the blood and the that is breathed in

e)

to allow the formation of sounds to be able to talk

20.

Why can you not taste food correctly when you have a bad cold?

a)

the taste buds of the tongue are covered in mucus

b)

the olfactory epithelium is swollen and covered in mucus

c)

the sensory receptors stop functioning when you are sick

d)

the nerve impulse cannot reach the cerebrum