BIO 201 Lab #12: Special Senses and Autonomics

Question 1

Olfactory and taste are sometimes referred to as ______.

Answer 1

Chemosenses

Question 2

Olfactory epithelium

Answer 2

small patch in the roof of the nasal cavity that contains olfactory receptor cells

Question 3

Olfactory receptor cells

Answer 3

send axons to the olfactory nerve

Question 4

Olfactory nerve

Answer 4

connects to the olfactory bulb and eventually the olfactory tract

Question 5

Taste receptors are located on _____, which are housed on projections from the tongue called _____

Answer 5

taste buds, papillae

Question 6

4 types of papillae

Answer 6

filiform, fungiform, foliate, circumvallate

Question 7

All types of papillae house taste buds except for _____.

Answer 7

filiform

Question 8

How are fungiform papillae arranged?

Answer 8

scattered across the entire surface of the tongue

Question 9

How are large circumvallate papillae arranged?

Answer 9

they are located at the posterior aspect of the tongue, in a v shape

Question 10

Where are foliate papillae located? They exist primarily during what stage of life?

Answer 10

located on the lateral tongue, exist primarily during childhood

Question 11

What senses are sometimes referred to as chemosenses?

Answer 11

olfactory and taste

Question 12

Parts of the outer ear

Answer 12

Auricle, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane

Question 13

Parts of the middle ear

Answer 13

Malleus, Incus, Stapes, pharyngotympanic tube

Question 14

The inner ear contains sense organs for…

Answer 14

hearing and equilibrium

Question 15

What are the cavities in the inner ear called?

Answer 15

bony labyrinth

Question 16

What fluid fills the bony labyrinth?

Answer 16

perilymph

Question 17

Where is the membraneous labyrinth located?

Answer 17

inside the perilymph of the bony labyrinth

Question 18

The membraneous labyrinth is filled with a thicker fluid called _____.

Answer 18

endolymph