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Special Senses Quiz #1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Olfactory epithelium is found

a)

inferior portion of nose

b)

vestibule to pharynx

c)

mid-nasal ridges

d)

superior portion of nose

2.

Which of the following binds the odorants and begins signal transduction?

a)

Bowman's glands

b)

Olfactory cilia

c)

basal stem cells

d)

gustatory receptor cells

3.

Olfaction has a _____ threshold.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

no

4.

Adaptation of the olfactory sense to the continued presentation of an odorant

a)

occurs rapidly

b)

does not occur

c)

enhances gustation

d)

occurs slowly

5.

In the olfactory pathway, axons of the mitral cells form the?

a)

bulbs

b)

tracts

c)

glomeruli

d)

cerebral cortex

6.

In olfaction, the axons of the mitral cells project to the?

a)

thalamus

b)

cerebral cortex

c)

limbic system

d)

temporal lobe

7.

provides for the sense of taste

a)

basal stem cells

b)

hair cells

c)

gustatory cells

d)

photoreceptors

8.

taste buds in adults?

a)

epiglottis

b)

vallate papilla

c)

pharynx

d)

soft palate

e)

fungiform papilla

9.

Which papilla increases surface area but does not aid in direct gustation?

a)

circumvallate

b)

fungiform

c)

filiform

d)

foliate

10.

Nerves associated with gustation?

a)

vagus

b)

facial

c)

glossopharyngeal

d)

trigeminal