Question 1

The small bumps on your tongue are called ___________.

Accepted Answer

papillae

Answer

otoliths

Answer

taste buds

Answer

maculae

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the five tastes?

Accepted Answer

fat

Answer

bitter

Answer

savory

Answer

sour

Question 3

Your sense of taste receives input through _______________.

Accepted Answer

chemoreceptors

Answer

photoreceptors

Answer

mechanoreceptors

Answer

proprioceptors

Question 4

Which of these locations does not have any taste buds?

Accepted Answer

nasal cavity

Answer

tongue

Answer

roof of mouth

Answer

throat

Question 5

Taste is interpreted in the ____________ lobe.

Accepted Answer

temporal

Answer

frontal

Answer

parietal

Answer

occipital

Question 6

Which taste is associated with high calorie foods?

Accepted Answer

sweet

Answer

savory

Answer

salty

Answer

bitter

Question 7

Which taste is associated with poisonous plants?

Accepted Answer

bitter

Answer

savory

Answer

salty

Answer

sweet

Question 8

Which taste is associated with important minerals and vitamins?

Accepted Answer

salty

Answer

sour

Answer

bitter

Answer

sweet

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