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1
Q

Where can you find the Olfactory receptors?

A

Roof of the Nasal cavity

2
Q

Interpretation of smell is made in the ________

A

Cortex

3
Q

Where are the taste buds located?

A

Tongue

Soft palate

Cheeks

4
Q

The tongue is covered with projections called?

A

Papillae

5
Q

Projection of the tongue that is sharp that has no taste buds

A

Filiform papillae

6
Q

Projection of the tongue that is rounded and with taste buds

A

Fungiform papillae

7
Q

Large papillae with taste buds

A

Circumvallate papillae

8
Q

Receptors for taste

A

Gustatory cells

9
Q

Nerves that carry impulses for taste

A

Facial

Glossopharyngeal

Vagus

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