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.......... helps to identify the taste of food.

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  1. Nose

  2. Skin

  3. Tongue

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The upper surface of the tongue has small projections called papillae, some of which bear taste buds.
  • About 50 -150 taste cells are found in a taste bud. These cells detect all 4 tastes i.e sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
  • Hence tongue helps to identify the taste of food.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Tongue'.

Organs that helps to detect stimulus from surroundings is called as

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  1. Muscles

  2. Sense organs

  3. Blood

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Sense organs are organs of the body which response to external stimuli by conveying impulses to the sensory nervous system.
  • We see with our eyes, we smell with our noses, we listen with our ears, we taste with our tongue, and we touch with our skin. Our brain receives signals from each of these organs and interprets them to give us a sense of what's happening around us.
  • Hence Organs that helps to detect stimulus from surroundings is called as sense organs.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Sense organs'.

Which of the following is a deep pressure receptor scattered in the dermis of our skin?

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  1. Phonoreceptor

  2. Meissner's corpuscles

  3. Olfactory receptor

  4. Pacinian corpuscles

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Photoreceptors - These are the structures responsible for light sensitivity.
  • Meissner's corpuscle - They are located in the upper surface of the skin and is sensitive to touch.
  • Olfactory organs - The organs that are responsible for the detection of smell.
  • Pacinian corpuscles - They are embedded deeply into the skin, below the layer of dermis or hypodermis. They act as the receptors for pressure on the skin.
So, the correct option is 'Pacinian corpuscles'.