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Sense of Smell and Sense of Taste

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What nerves detect different smells and send them to the brain?

a)

optic nerves

b)

receptors

c)

olfactory nerves

2.

Which of the following senses are most closely related:

a)

touch and smell

b)

smell and taste

c)

taste and hearing

d)

hearing and smell

3.

The nerves associated with smell are referred to as the:

a)

olfactory receptor cells

b)

smell cells

c)

gustatory receptor cells

d)

umami cells

4.

Small projections located on the tongue’s surface where taste buds are located are known as:

a)

papillae

b)

gustatory cells

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

mucous producing glands

5.

Which word best describes the taste of a chili pepper?

a)

spicy

b)

sour

c)

sweet

d)

salty

6.

Which word best describes a pig’s sense of smell?

a)

weak

b)

bad

c)

ok

d)

great

7.

Lemons taste:

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

What do you use to smell with?

a)

Nose 

b)

Mouth

c)

Hands

d)

Feet

9.

Which of 5 senses do I use to sniff perfume?

a)

smell

b)

taste

c)

sniff

d)

sight

10.

A person who can smell nothing has:

a)

anosmia

b)

hyperosmia

c)

hyposmia

d)

Redosmia

11.

Olfactory nerve is a part of the

a)

Taste sense

b)

Smell sense

12.

We can detect _________with our tongue

a)

Flavour

b)

Smell

13.

Taste bulb can detect

a)

Flavour.

b)

Special chemicals in the things that we eat and drink.

14.

What part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing smells?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Olfactory bulb

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Pons

15.

Which of the following is a taste receptor on the tongue?

a)

Olfactory receptor

b)

Gustatory receptor

c)

Auditory receptor

d)

Visual receptor

16.

What is the primary function of the olfactory epithelium?

a)

To detect sound

b)

To detect light

c)

To detect smell

d)

To detect taste

17.

Which cranial nerve is involved in the sense of taste?

a)

Olfactory nerve

b)

Optic nerve

c)

Facial nerve

d)

Vagus nerve

18.

What is the role of the gustatory cortex?

a)

Processing visual information

b)

Processing auditory information

c)

Processing taste information

d)

Processing smell information

19.

Which of the following can affect both taste and smell?

a)

Cold

b)

Fever

c)

Nasal congestion

d)

Headache

20.

What is the term for the loss of taste?

a)

Anosmia

b)

Ageusia

c)

Dysgeusia

d)

Hyposmia

21.

Which of the following is NOT a basic taste?

a)

Sweet

b)

Sour

c)

Spicy

d)

Bitter

22.

What is the function of taste buds?

a)

To detect smell

b)

To detect taste

c)

To detect sound

d)

To detect light

23.

Which of the following is a chemical sense?

a)

Vision

b)

Hearing

c)

Taste

d)

Touch

24.

What is the relationship between taste and smell?

a)

They are completely independent

b)

They are interrelated and can influence each other

c)

They are processed in the same part of the brain

d)

They use the same receptors

25.

Which of the following can enhance the perception of taste?

a)

Loud music

b)

Bright light

c)

Pleasant smell

d)

High temperature