Senses of Smell and Taste

Which word refers to the sense of smell?

• Olfactory

• Gustatory

• Auditory

• respiratory

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What do olfactory receptors respond to?

• Chemicals dissolved in liquids

• Dry chemicals

• Hair movement

• Tissue damage

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What is located on the distal ends of olfactory dendrites?

• Cilia

• Taste buds

• Smell buds

• Axons

What are chemicals that stimulate olfactory receptor cells?

• Olfactory bulbs

• Mucus

• Odorant molecules

• Olfactory tracts

Sense of Taste is also known as:

• Mastication

• Gustation

• Olfaction

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The five basic tastes the tongue can detect

• Sweet, Spicy, Sour, Salty, Umami
• Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy
• Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty, Umami
• Sweet, Bitter, Spicy, Salty, Umami

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Another name for olfaction

• Taste
• Smell
• Touch
• Hearing

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What carries the sensory information from the nose to the brain?

• Olfactory bulb
• Olfactory nerve
• Optic nerve
• Thalamus

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The small projections on the surface of the tongue are called

• otoliths
• papillae
• taste buds
• gustatory hairs

Which cranial nerves are associated with the sense of taste?

• oculomotor, trochlear and trigeminal nerves

• vagus, glossopharyneal, and facial nerves

• hypoglossal, vestibulocochlear and olfactory nerves

• abducens and accessory nerves