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Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

The glands which help in absorbing odoriferous substances to stimulate olfactory nerve are

  1. Cerumenous glands

  2. Meibomian glands

  3. Bowman's glands

  4. Cowper's glands

  5. Bidder's glands
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bowman's glands are branched tubular glands in the olfactory mucous membrane. The structure of the Bowman's glands consists of an acinus in the lamina propria and a secretory duct going out through the olfactory epithelium. Bowman's glands secrete proteins, such as lysozyme, amylase and IgA similar to serous glands. 

Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

Bowman's glands occur in

  1. Seminiferous tubules

  2. Pleural membrane

  3. Olfactory membrane

  4. Cardiac muscles
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Bowman's glands are also known as olfactory glands. They are present in olfactory mucosa of nasal cavity beneath the olfactory epithelium. The olfactory glands contain a secretory duct. The olfactory membrane is located over thick connective tissue called lamina propria. The olfactory glands secrete a mucous substance that protects the nasal epithelium from getting dry out.
So, the correct answer is 'Olfactory membrane'.
Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

Some persons have an innate sense of direction. It is due to magnetic sensitivity of

  1. Cochlea

  2. Corpora quadrigemina

  3. Nose

  4. Pinna
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C Correct answer
Explanation

  •  Humans possess a tiny, shiny crystal of magnetite in the ethmoid bone, located between your eyes, just behind the nose.
  •  Magnetite is a magnetic mineral also possessed by homing pigeons, migratory salmon, dolphins, honeybees, and bats is a tiny compass needle, allowing them to orient themselves in the earth's magnetic field and swim down to their happy home in the mud. Hence, Some persons have an innate sense of direction. It is due to the magnetic sensitivity of the Nose.
So, the correct answer is 'Nose'.

Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

Glands whose secretions pick up odoriferous substances to stimulate olfactory nerves are

  1. Bidder's glands

  2. Cowper's glands

  3. Meibomian glands

  4. Bowman's glands

  5. Ceruminous glands
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Bowman's glands are olfactory glands present in olfactory mucosa below olfactory epithelium. They contain secretory vesicles. They secrete mucous substances that prevent the nasal epithelium from getting dry out. The secretions from these glands pick up odoriferous substances i.e. the substances that have a particular smell, and stimulate olfactory nerves which carry the information related to smell to the brain.
So, the correct answer is 'Bowman's glands'.
Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

Olfactory membrane is connected with __________.

  1. Taste

  2. Vision

  3. Smell

  4. Hearing
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C Correct answer
Explanation
A. Taste is perceived by taste buds present on tongue.
B. Vision is perceived by photoreceptor cells present in retina and they may be cones (for daylight vison and coloured vision) or rods (for low light vision).
C. Smell is perceived by olfactory membrane which is a structure present in upper part of nasal cavity.
D. Hearing is perceived by organ of Corti in middle ear which contains many hair cells that are sensitive to sounds or vibrations.
So, the correct answer is 'Smell'.
Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

Both olfactory receptors and sound receptors have cilia, and they both

  1. are chemoreceptors

  2. are mechanoreceptors

  3. initiate nerve impulses

  4. all of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Both olfactory receptors and sound receptors have cilia. The different senses are taste, smell, vision and auditory senses. In humans, specialized sensory receptors are present in distinct sense organs that detect the sensory stimuli and transmit the stimuli as nerve impulses to the brain.


So, the correct answer is 'initiate nerve impulses'.

Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

Anosmia is _____

  1. Loss of the sense of taste

  2. Loss of the sense of smell

  3. Loss of the sense of sound

  4. Loss of the sense of touch
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The following are disorders of olfaction: Anosmia inability to smell. ysosmia things smell different from memory or expectation. Hyperosmia an abnormally acute sense of smell. Hyposmia decreased ability to smell.

Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

A person aged 21 will probably lose _____ of their smell at 22.

  1. None

  2. 50%

  3. 1%

  4. 5%
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Fact:
On increasing age,olfactory sensation decreases. In female humans, the sense of olfaction is strongest around the time of ovulation, significantly stronger than during other phases of the menstrual cycle and stronger than the sense in males.

Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

The ability to perceive pheromones is related to the sense of

  1. audition

  2. gustation

  3. equilibrium

  4. olfaction
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(A)Audition is the sense of hearing.

(B)Gustation is the sense of tasting.
(C)Equilibrium is the equalizing process.
(D)Olfaction is the sense of smell.  It should be noted that some pheromones are detected by the main olfactory system.

So, the correct option is 'Olfaction'.

Multiple choice biology neural control and coordination human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

The olfactory receptors in human body are found in 

  1. Skin

  2. Nose

  3. Throat

  4. Gums
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Olfactory receptors are found in nose. They are associated with the perception of smell. Olfactory receptors expressed in the cell membranes of olfactory receptor neurons are responsible for the detection of odor molecules. Activated olfactory receptors are the initial player in a signal transduction cascade which ultimately produces a nerve impulse which is transmitted to the brain.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.