Deck 28: Special Senses

Question 1

Taste buds are NOT found ________.

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

How many categories of tastes do we have?

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

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Where is olfaction perceived in the brain?

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

How often are gustatory cells replaced?

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

Question 5

The tip and sides of the tongue contain ________.

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

Which two special senses are linked?

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

Question 8

Olfactory cells are normally stimulated by ________.

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

Where does olfactory adaptation occur?

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

Question 12

The receptor membranes of gustatory cells are ________.

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

Question 13

How long does olfactory adaptation occur?

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

Question 14

What are the stem cells of the olfactory epithelium called?

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