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Chemosensation Practicum Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is not a requisite property of an odorant molecule?

a)
Volatility
b)
Molecular weight
c)
Solubility in water
d)
Odor threshold
2.

Where do bitter tastants activate receptor cells?

a)

On the tip of the tongue

b)

On the sides of the tongue

c)

On the back of the tongue

d)

All over the tongue

3.

This papillae is purely structural/mechanical

a)
Filiform papillae
b)
Foliate papillae
c)
Circumvallate papillae
d)
Fungiform papillae
4.

What types of cells are housed in the olfactory epithelium?

a)

Epithelial cells, muscle cells, and nerve cells.

b)

Olfactory sensory neurons, supporting cells, and basal cells.

c)
Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
d)
Skin cells, hair follicle cells, and sweat gland cells.
5.

Supertasters (TT) have a higher density of which type of papillae?

a)
fungiform papillae
b)
circumvallate papillae
c)
foliate papillae
d)
taste buds
6.

Which tastant is isotopic?

a)
Sodium (Na) as an isotopic tastant.
b)
Potassium (K) as an isotopic tastant.
c)
Calcium (Ca) as an isotopic tastant.
d)
Chlorine (Cl) as an isotopic tastant.
7.

What is the inability to smell called?

a)
Olfactory fatigue
b)
Anosmia
c)
Hyposmia
d)
Anosmic syndrome
8.

Which is the "savory" tastant?

a)
Sweet
b)
Umami
c)
Sour
d)
Bitter
9.

In this type of olfaction, the odorant is carried through the air, inhaled through the nostrils, and then to the nasal receptors.

a)
Retronasal olfaction
b)
Gustatory olfaction
c)
Chemical olfaction
d)
Orthonasal olfaction
10.

In this type of olfaction, the odorant enters through the mouth, is then diffused through the nasopharynx, to nasal receptors and exits through the nostrils.

a)
Orthonasal olfaction
b)
Gustatory perception
c)
Retronasal olfaction
d)
Chemical signaling
11.

Which two tastants are G-protein receptors?

a)

Sweet and Sour

b)

Salty and Umami

c)

Sweet and Bitter

d)

Bitter and Salty