WorksheetsOlfaction & Gustation
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
Term that means sense of smell
gustation
olfaction
mastication
proprioception
Olfactory epithelium consists of this type of epithelium
simple squamous
simple cuboidal
transitional
simple columnar
number of olfactory receptors in humans
10-20
10 - 20 thousand
10-20 million
10-20 billion
Humans can distinguish _____________ chemical stimuli
20 - 40
200-400
2,000-4,000
20,000-40,000
How can some smells stimulate emotions?
Bring up information stored in cerebellum
Bring up information stored in temporal lobe
bring up information stored in thalamus
bring up information stored in hypothalamus/limbus
Vertebrates other than humans have _____ surface area compared to humans
7x
37x
72x
127x
Which term means sense of taste?
olfaction
gustation
mastication
proprioception
Which Lingual papillae contains no taste buds?
Foliate
Vallate
Fungiform
Filiform
Which Lingual papillae contains five taste buds per papilla?
Foliate
Vallate
Fungiform
Filiform
Which Lingual papillae contains 100 taste buds per each of 12 papilla?
Foliate
Vallate
Fungiform
Filiform
How many taste receptors are on each taste bud?
4-10
40-100
400-1000
4000-10000
Which taste is not a primary taste?
sweet
sour
bitter
umami
CN __ brings taste information toward brain from anterior tongue, while CN __ brings taste information toward brain from posterior tongue
IX, VII
I, II
VII, IX
II, I
Overall flavor of food is decreased by _____ % when olfaction hindered, like when you have a cold
10
100
1000
10000
Only sense that does NOT get relayed through the thalamus on its way to the cerebrum.
vision
gustation
olfaction
hearing
Olfaction is associated with CN __?
I
II
III
VII
