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Olfaction & Gustation

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Term that means sense of smell

a)

gustation

b)

olfaction

c)

mastication

d)

proprioception

2.

Olfactory epithelium consists of this type of epithelium

a)

simple squamous

b)

simple cuboidal

c)

transitional

d)

simple columnar

3.

number of olfactory receptors in humans

a)

10-20

b)

10 - 20 thousand

c)

10-20 million

d)

10-20 billion

4.

Humans can distinguish _____________ chemical stimuli

a)

20 - 40

b)

200-400

c)

2,000-4,000

d)

20,000-40,000

5.

How can some smells stimulate emotions?

a)

Bring up information stored in cerebellum

b)

Bring up information stored in temporal lobe

c)

bring up information stored in thalamus

d)

bring up information stored in hypothalamus/limbus

6.

Vertebrates other than humans have _____ surface area compared to humans

a)

7x

b)

37x

c)

72x

d)

127x

7.

Which term means sense of taste?

a)

olfaction

b)

gustation

c)

mastication

d)

proprioception

8.

Which Lingual papillae contains no taste buds?

a)

Foliate

b)

Vallate

c)

Fungiform

d)

Filiform

9.

Which Lingual papillae contains five taste buds per papilla?

a)

Foliate

b)

Vallate

c)

Fungiform

d)

Filiform

10.

Which Lingual papillae contains 100 taste buds per each of 12 papilla?

a)

Foliate

b)

Vallate

c)

Fungiform

d)

Filiform

11.

How many taste receptors are on each taste bud?

a)

4-10

b)

40-100

c)

400-1000

d)

4000-10000

12.

Which taste is not a primary taste?

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

13.

CN __ brings taste information toward brain from anterior tongue, while CN __ brings taste information toward brain from posterior tongue

a)

IX, VII

b)

I, II

c)

VII, IX

d)

II, I

14.

Overall flavor of food is decreased by _____ % when olfaction hindered, like when you have a cold

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10000

15.

Only sense that does NOT get relayed through the thalamus on its way to the cerebrum.

a)

vision

b)

gustation

c)

olfaction

d)

hearing

16.

Olfaction is associated with CN __?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

VII