Palpebrae is another name for the
A. eyes.
B. eyelids.
C. eyebrows.
D. eyelashes.
E. conjunctiva.
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Question 2) The sense of taste is called
A. olfaction.
B. perception.
C. gustation.
D. tastant.
E. mastication.
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Question 3) Which type of taste has the lowest threshold?
A. sweet
B. bitter
C. salty
D. sour
E. umami
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Question 4) Which of the following is NOT a cell type found in taste buds?
A. mitral cells
B. supporting cells
C. basal cells
D. taste cells
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Question 5) You taste a sauce with the tip of your tongue. These taste sensations would be carried via the _____ cranial nerve.
A. facial (VII)
B. vagus (X)
C. trigeminal (V)
D. glossopharyngeal (IX)
E. hypoglossal (XII)
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Question 6) The newest taste to be described is
A. bitter.
B. salty.
C. sweet.
D. umami.
E. sour.
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Question 7) Following a stroke, Harriet has impaired sense of taste on one side of the tip of her tongue, indicating the part of her brain that was affected must communicate with the
A.
facial nerve.
B.
abducens nerve.
C.
trigeminal nerve.
D.
glossopharyngeal nerve.
E.
vagus nerve.
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Question 8) Taste buds
A. can perceive seven basic tastes.
B. are replaced approximately every 30 days.
C. can only perceive taste if the molecules are in solution.
D. can be found covering both the superior and inferior surfaces of the tongue.
E. have axons and generate their own action potentials.
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Question 9) Which of the following statements is false?
A. Each taste bud is most sensitive to one of the five basic tastes.
B. Sensitivity of taste buds for sweet taste is very high.
C. Adaptation for taste is rapid.
D. Olfaction influences taste.
E. Sensitivities for sweet and salty tastes are the lowest.
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Question 10) To which of the following substances would the taste buds be most sensitive?
A. syrup
B. vinegar
C. salt water
D. quinine (tonic) water
E. jelly
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