Homework answers / question archive / Question 1 0 / 1 pts Which of the following refers to a specific aromatic chemical?    Odor    Olfactant    Odorant    Olfactory stimulus    Olfactory entity     Question 2 1 / 1 pts Which of the following structures is sometimes called the “retina of the nose”?    Olfactory epithelium    Olfactory cleft   Basal cells   Supporting cells    Olfactory bulb     Question 3 1 / 1 pts Each olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) converges onto two    glomeruli

Question 1 0 / 1 pts Which of the following refers to a specific aromatic chemical?    Odor    Olfactant    Odorant    Olfactory stimulus    Olfactory entity     Question 2 1 / 1 pts Which of the following structures is sometimes called the “retina of the nose”?    Olfactory epithelium    Olfactory cleft   Basal cells   Supporting cells    Olfactory bulb     Question 3 1 / 1 pts Each olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) converges onto two    glomeruli

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Question 1

0 / 1 pts

Which of the following refers to a specific aromatic chemical?

  

Odor

  

Olfactant

  

Odorant

  

Olfactory stimulus

  

Olfactory entity

 

 

Question 2

1 / 1 pts

Which of the following structures is sometimes called the “retina of the nose”?

  

Olfactory epithelium

  

Olfactory cleft

 

Basal cells

 

Supporting cells

  

Olfactory bulb

 

 

Question 3

1 / 1 pts

Each olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) converges onto two

  

glomeruli.

  

tufted cells.

  

olfactory cilia.

  

supporting cells.

 

olfactory bulbs.

 

 

Question 4

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Sometimes odorants can stimulate the somatosensory system through polymodal nociceptors. These sensations are mediated by the

  

prefrontal cortex.

  

endocrine system.
 

  

trigeminal nerve.

  

ciliary nerves.

  

maxillary nerve.

 

 

Question 5

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The figure below illustrates the concept of
 

  

odorous knowledge.

  

odor detection.

 

shape-pattern invariance.

  

stereoisomers.

  

molecular binding.

 

 

Question 6

1 / 1 pts

Over the course of several weeks, the percentage of correct recognitions of an odor

  

is based on retention levels.

  

changes dramatically.

  

remains relatively constant.

  

becomes worse.

  

becomes better.

 

 

Question 7

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_______ is the reduction in detection of one odorant following exposure to another odorant.

  

Cross-adaptation

  

Anosmia

  

Cognitive habituation

  

Odor repression

  

Receptor adaptation

 

 

Question 8

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The _______ is the part of the brain responsible for processing olfaction and for assigning affective value to stimuli.

  

thalamus
 

  

prefrontal cortex

  

occipital lobe

  

temporal lobe

  

orbitofrontal cortex

 

 

Question 9

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Which of the following is a chemical sensing organ at the base of the nasal cavity with a curved tubular shape in mammals?

  

Prefrontal cortex

   

Accessory olfactory bulb

  

Vomeronasal organ

   

Main olfactory bulb

   

Orbitofrontal cortex

 

 

Question 10

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The _______ occurs when women who live in close proximity to one another start to have menstrual cycles that coincide over time.

  

cohabitation effect

   

primer pheromone effect

 menstrual cycle phenomenon

 McClintock effect

   

releaser pheromone effect