Question 1

What are the glands that secrete mucus in the olfactory epithelium?

Accepted Answer

A)  mammary glands 
B)  ceruminous glands 
C)  Bowman's glands 
D)  sebaceous glands 
A)  mammary glands 
B)  ceruminous glands 
C)  Bowman's glands 
D)  sebaceous glands C

Question 2

The receptor membranes of gustatory cells are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gustatory hairs 
B)  taste buds 
C)  basal cells 
D)  fungiform papillae 
A)  gustatory hairs 
B)  taste buds 
C)  basal cells 
D)  fungiform papillae A

Question 3

Which two special senses are linked?

Accepted Answer

A)  vision and olfaction 
B)  vision and hearing 
C)  olfaction and gestation 
D)  vision and gestation 
A)  vision and olfaction 
B)  vision and hearing 
C)  olfaction and gestation 
D)  vision and gestation C

Question 4

Where is olfaction perceived in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobe 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  occipital lobe 
D)  parietal lobe 
A)  frontal lobe 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  occipital lobe 
D)  parietal lobe

Question 5

How often are gustatory cells replaced?

Accepted Answer

A)  every 10-12 days 
B)  every 10-12 minutes 
C)  every 10-12 months 
D)  every 10-12 weeks 
A)  every 10-12 days 
B)  every 10-12 minutes 
C)  every 10-12 months 
D)  every 10-12 weeks

Question 6

What type of nerve cells line the roof of the nasal cavity?

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar 
B)  astrocytes 
C)  unipolar 
D)  multipolar 
A)  bipolar 
B)  astrocytes 
C)  unipolar 
D)  multipolar

Question 7

How long does olfactory adaptation occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  a few minutes 
B)  a few seconds 
C)  a few days 
D)  a few hours 
A)  a few minutes 
B)  a few seconds 
C)  a few days 
D)  a few hours

Question 8

When one has a cold or the flu, how is one's sense of taste affected?

Accepted Answer

A)  minimally reduced 
B)  drastically reduced 
C)  drastically increased 
D)  unaffected 
A)  minimally reduced 
B)  drastically reduced 
C)  drastically increased 
D)  unaffected

Question 9

Where does olfactory adaptation occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  olfactory receptor 
B)  along the olfactory pathway to the brain 
C)  olfactory epithelium 
D)  sustentacular cells 
A)  olfactory receptor 
B)  along the olfactory pathway to the brain 
C)  olfactory epithelium 
D)  sustentacular cells

Question 10

What are the stem cells of the olfactory epithelium called?

Accepted Answer

A)  receptor cells 
B)  supporting cells 
C)  bipolar cells 
D)  basal cells 
A)  receptor cells 
B)  supporting cells 
C)  bipolar cells 
D)  basal cells

Question 11

Taste buds are NOT found ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  on the tip and sides of the tongue 
B)  in fungiform papillae 
C)  in circumvallate papillae 
D)  in filiform papillae 
A)  on the tip and sides of the tongue 
B)  in fungiform papillae 
C)  in circumvallate papillae 
D)  in filiform papillae

Question 12

The tip and sides of the tongue contain ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fungiform papillae 
B)  filiform papillae 
C)  circumvallate papillae 
D)  none of the above 
A)  fungiform papillae 
B)  filiform papillae 
C)  circumvallate papillae 
D)  none of the above

Question 13

Olfactory cells are normally stimulated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  movement of a cupula 
B)  the movement of otoliths 
C)  stretching of stretch receptors 
D)  airborne molecules 
A)  movement of a cupula 
B)  the movement of otoliths 
C)  stretching of stretch receptors 
D)  airborne molecules

Question 14

How many categories of tastes do we have?

Accepted Answer

A)  five 
B)  six 
C)  four 
D)  three 
A)  five 
B)  six 
C)  four 
D)  three

Exam 28: Special Senses

What are the glands that secrete mucus in the olfactory epithelium?

The receptor membranes of gustatory cells are ________.

Which two special senses are linked?

Where is olfaction perceived in the brain?

How often are gustatory cells replaced?

What type of nerve cells line the roof of the nasal cavity?

How long does olfactory adaptation occur?

When one has a cold or the flu, how is one's sense of taste affected?

Where does olfactory adaptation occur?

What are the stem cells of the olfactory epithelium called?

Taste buds are NOT found ________.

The tip and sides of the tongue contain ________.

Olfactory cells are normally stimulated by ________.

How many categories of tastes do we have?

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