Olfaction And Gustatation (Msq Drill 269)

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  • 2. 

    Are some taste preferences inborn?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    eg preference for sweet tastes for mother's milk and the aversion to bitter tastes for avoiding toxins. Experience can nevertheless modify taste preferences.

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  • 3. 

    Does the body have the capacity to induce a preference for certain tastes due to deficiencies present?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
  • 4. 

    Are the sensory cells in the taste bud efferent or afferent?

    • Afferent

    • Efferent

    Correct Answer
    A. Afferent
    Explanation
    These cells send the signal back to the CNS.

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  • 5. 

    The anterior one third of the tongue is innervated by which cranial nerve?

    • 7

    • 9

    • 10

    • 12

    Correct Answer
    A. 7
    Explanation
    via chorda tympani

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  • 6. 

    When the taste sense binds to a receptor the cell will

    • Depolarize

    • Hyperpolarize

    Correct Answer
    A. Depolarize
  • 7. 

    When a patient has anosmia, they have lost their sense of

    • Taste

    • Smell

    • Touch

    • Vision

    Correct Answer
    A. Smell
    Explanation
    It is usually due to a disease of the olfactory nerves

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  • 8. 

    The following are all examples of_______________:  i.e. taste, smell, carotid body receptors and osmoreceptors

    • Baroreceptors

    • Chemoreceptors

    • Negative feedback loops

    • Positive feedback loops

    Correct Answer
    A. Chemoreceptors
  • 9. 

    The circumvallate papilla are found

    • In the lateral portion of the tongue

    • In the back of the tongue

    • In the most lateral portion of the tongue

    • In the most anterior portion of the tongue

    Correct Answer
    A. In the back of the tongue
  • 10. 

    Is smell directional or non-directional?

    • Directional

    • Non-directional

    Correct Answer
    A. Directional
  • 11. 

    What cells are responsible for producing new olfactory receptor cells?

    • Supporting cells

    • Glial cells

    • Basal cells

    • Astrocytes

    Correct Answer
    A. Basal cells
  • 12. 

    What receptors allow the body to ignore constant uninmportant information?

    • Phasic

    • Tonic

    Correct Answer
    A. Phasic
    Explanation
    With tonic receptors the parameters must constantly be monitored.

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  • 13. 

    The primary gustatory area is near the sensory area for the

    • Thorax

    • Leg

    • Ear

    • Tongue

    Correct Answer
    A. Tongue
    Explanation
    It extends down into the insula. The insula is also part of the gustatory center.

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  • 14. 

    New taste receptor cells differentiate from which types of cells?

    • Glial cells

    • Basal cells

    • Luminal cells

    • Sensory cells

    Correct Answer
    A. Basal cells
  • 15. 

    Do olfactory neurons regenerate?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    They regenerate about every month.

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  • 16. 

    The olfactory cell synapses with both the peri glomerular cell and _______ .

    • Mitral cell

    • Granule cell

    • Centrifugal cell

    Correct Answer
    A. Mitral cell
    Explanation
    The mitral cell will synapse with a granule cell

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  • 17. 

    The olfactory nerves are

    • Unipolar

    • Bipolar

    • Multipolar

    • Pseudounipolar

    Correct Answer
    A. Bipolar
  • 18. 

    Are IP3 and cGMP involved in olfactory transdcution as well?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
  • 19. 

    The posterior one third of the tongue is innervated by which cranial nerve?

    • 7

    • 9

    • 10

    • 11

    • 12

    Correct Answer
    A. 9
  • 20. 

    Sustained stimulation will lead to ____________ .

    • Turining off of the stimulus

    • Adaptation

    • Maladaptation

    • Heightening of the stimulus

    Correct Answer
    A. Adaptation
  • 21. 
    What are the yellow colored cells? - ProProfs

    What are the yellow colored cells?

    • Basal cells

    • Supporting cells

    • Bowman's cells

    • Cortical cells

    Correct Answer
    A. Basal cells
  • 22. 

    What type of taste bud containing papillae are found at the most anterior part of the tongue, have one or more taste buds each and appear as cheryy red spots.

    • Filliform

    • Fungiform

    • Foliate

    • Circumvallate

    Correct Answer
    A. Fungiform
  • 23. 

    Which of the follwing basic tastes is associated with glutamate?

    • Sweet

    • Sour

    • Bitter

    • Salty

    • Umani

    Correct Answer
    A. Umani
  • 24. 

    How many types of papillae on the tongue have taste buds?

    • 1

    • 2

    • 3

    • 4

    • 5

    Correct Answer
    A. 3
  • 25. 

    The gland in this picture is known as the:-

    • Olfactory gland

    • Bowman's gland

    • Vestibular gland

    • Gustatory gland

    Correct Answer
    A. Bowman's gland
  • 26. 

    Do the esophagus, larynx and pharynx have taste buds?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    as well as the soft palate.

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  • 27. 

    The oropharynx and epiglottis are innervated by cranial nerve

    • 7

    • 9

    • 10

    • 6

    Correct Answer
    A. 10
  • 28. 

    Salt and sour taste senses are associated with:

    • Homeostasis

    • Calories

    • Toxins

    • Water intake

    Correct Answer
    A. Homeostasis
  • 29. 
    What are the green colored cells? This section is from the nasal epithelium. - ProProfs

    What are the green colored cells? This section is from the nasal epithelium.

    • Olfactory cell

    • Basal cell

    • Bowman's cell

    • Supporting cells

    Correct Answer
    A. Olfactory cell
  • 30. 

    Which of the following either DO NOT adapt or adapt slowly?

    • Tonic receptors

    • Phasic receptors

    Correct Answer
    A. Tonic receptors
    Explanation
    Phasic receptors adapt rapidly.

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  • 31. 
    What are the medial, lateral and intermediate outcrops from the olfactory stalk known? - ProProfs

    What are the medial, lateral and intermediate outcrops from the olfactory stalk known?

    • Stalks

    • Striae

    • Outcrops

    • Tracts

    Correct Answer
    A. Striae
    Explanation
    At the tip of the stalk lies the olfactory bulb.

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  • 32. 

    When considering how taste is perceived the taste stimuli interacts with channels or receptors that are located in the __________ .

    • Cleft

    • Ridge

    • Furrow

    • Microvilli

    Correct Answer
    A. Microvilli
  • 33. 

    Which receptors continually transmit signals for the duration of the stimulus?

    • Tonic

    • Phasic

    Correct Answer
    A. Tonic
    Explanation
    Phasic receptors will cease firing if the strength of a continuous stimulant remains constant

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  • 34. 

    The first order neuron coming from the taste buds synapses on neurons located in the:-

    • Nucleus solitarious

    • Inferior salivatory nucleus

    • Superior salivatory nucleus

    • VPM

    • The third order neuron

    Correct Answer
    A. Nucleus solitarious
    Explanation
    There are three neurons in the pathway before the signal arrives in the cortex.

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  • 35. 

    Do all tastes result in increased calcium in the cell and subsequent release of the neurotransmiter?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    the fundamental system is the same for all the different types of taste. After calcium is released, calcium concentration increases, neurotransmitter is released and a signal is relayed to the CNS.

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  • 36. 

    Taste receptors are clustered into organelles called

    • Organs

    • Aggregates

    • Papillae

    • Taste buds

    Correct Answer
    A. Taste buds
  • 37. 

    When the cell depolarizes in response to a taste receptor binding what second messenger is released?

    • Pottasium

    • Sodium

    • Calcium

    • Chloride

    Correct Answer
    A. Calcium
  • 38. 

    The mitral cells send their signal to which stria?

    • Lateral

    • Intermediate

    • Medial

    Correct Answer
    A. Lateral
  • 39. 

    Most revceptor/chanels are located on the _______________ which are located on receptor cells.

    • Microvilli

    • Furrows

    • Ridges

    • Clefts

    Correct Answer
    A. Microvilli
  • 40. 

    What is contained in a taste bud? check all that apply.

    • Receptor

    • Salivary ducts

    • Ridges

    • Supporting cells

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Receptor
    A. Supporting cells
  • 41. 

    The primary center for olfaction is the ________ olfactory area.

    • Lateral

    • Intermediate

    • Medial

    Correct Answer
    A. Lateral
  • 42. 

    Muscle stretch receptors and joint proprioreceptors are examples of tonic or phasic receptor types?

    • Tonic

    • Phasic

    Correct Answer
    A. Tonic
    Explanation
    This is because of the need to constantly update the CNS on the muscle length and joint position.

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  • 43. 

    The pririform cortex and amydala and entorhinal areas are ______ that feed into the lateral olfactory area.

    • Tracts

    • Nuclei

    • Bulbs

    • Stalks

    Correct Answer
    A. Nuclei
    Explanation
    These intergrate the signals coming into the lateral olfactory area and send them to the rest of the brain. They are located in the ancus.

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  • 44. 

    What are the mechanisms of taste transduction? Check all that apply.

    • Direct passage of a chemical through an ion channel (Na+, Ca2+, H+, K+).

    • Bind to and blocking ion channels.

    • Bind to and opening ion channels.

    • Bind to a membrane receptor and activates secondary messenger systems that in turn open or close ion channels (membrane receptors and G-proteins).

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Direct passage of a chemical through an ion channel (Na+, Ca2+, H+, K+).
    A. Bind to and blocking ion channels.
    A. Bind to and opening ion channels.
    A. Bind to a membrane receptor and activates secondary messenger systems that in turn open or close ion channels (membrane receptors and G-proteins).
  • 45. 

    In a sensory pathway, what transduces the stimulus?

    • Sensory receptor

    • Intergrator

    • Afferent sensory neuron

    • CNS

    Correct Answer
    A. Sensory receptor
  • 46. 

    The third order neuronin olfaction will send axons up to where?

    • Diagnonal band of broca

    • Lateral stria

    • Paraterminal gyrus

    Correct Answer
    A. Diagnonal band of broca
  • 47. 

    Taste receptor cells are continually replaced, every 10 to 14 days. Does this require any input from the sensory cells?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
  • 48. 

    What papillae are found anterior to the fungiforms along the edge of the tongue and contain multiple taste buds?

    • Filliform

    • Foliate

    • Circumvellate

    Correct Answer
    A. Foliate
  • 49. 

    Each taste bud contains: Check all that apply.

    • Sensory cells

    • Basal cells

    • Receptor cells

    • Microville

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Sensory cells
    A. Basal cells
    A. Receptor cells
    A. Microville

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