Physiology of Smell and Taste — MCQs

Sensory fibers from the taste buds in the back of the tongue and soft palate travel along:

Which tongue papillae do not have taste buds?

The roof of the olfactory region is formed by?

A patient was admitted with skull base trauma. The doctor was testing the marked structure in the pharyngeal region. Which of the following nerves was being tested?

Match the following: A) Glossopharyngeal nerve B) Spinal accessory nerve C) Facial nerve D) Mandibular nerve 1) Shrugging of shoulder 2) Touch sensation from the posterior one-third of the tongue 3) Chewing 4) Taste from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue

Among the following trigeminal nerve divisions, which one is involved in orbital apex syndrome?

Impulses generated in the taste buds of the tongue reach the cerebral cortex via the

An absent gag reflex can result from injury to which of the following nerves?

End tracheostomy is performed in patients undergoing surgery for which of the following conditions?

Mild hoarseness with stridor is seen in: