Brain Bee Prep - Tongue
15 Questions
| Total Attempts: 16
Questions and Answers
- 1.Tongue is the main sensory organ of
- 2.The bumps we can see on the tongue are called
- 3.Taste receptors contain taste buds
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The human tongue has on average _____________ taste buds
- A.
3,000 - 10,000
- B.
5,000 - 10,000
- C.
3,000 - 7,000
- D.
15,000
- 5.__________sit on top of these papillae
- 6.Five elements of taste perception:
- A.
Salty
- B.
Sour
- C.
Sweet
- D.
Spicy
- E.
Bitter
- F.
Umami
- 7.Women have shorter tongues than men
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The two parts of the human tongue are
- A.
Anterior and posterior
- B.
Front and back
- C.
Upper and lower
- D.
None of the above
- 9.The ___________ part of the tongue is the visible part at the front and is about two-thirds of the tongue's length
- 10.The posterior tongue area is closest to the throat
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.The muscles in the human tongue can be classified as
- A.
Intrinsic or extrinsic
- B.
Interior or exterior
- C.
Anterior or posterior
- D.
Inner or outer
- 12.The ____________________muscles that allow the tongue to change shape, such as point, roll, tuck etc.
- 13.The _______________ muscles attached to bone and allow the tongue to change position, such as poke out, retract, side-to-side movement
- 14.The average length of the human tongue from the back to the tip is
- A.
10 cm
- B.
10 in
- C.
12 cm
- D.
5 in
- 15.The __________________has the largest tongue of all animals.
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