Smell is a very powerful sense. We rarely compare it to sight and hearing, because they dominate us so, but smell, and our nose, play a crucial part in the human anatomy and experience. How much do you know about your nose? Let us test you!
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When you smell the aroma of a fresh flower, what part of your nose actually senses and helps you recognize the smell?
Septum
Olfactory receptors
Nostrils
Mucous membrane
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Which parts of your nose work to protect your lungs from dirt, germs and other irritants in the air?
Septum and nose hairs
Cilia
Mucous membrane and nose hairs
Nostrils and mucous membrane
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Your nasal cavity leads air to ______ to take air to and from your lungs?
Your nostrils
Your septum
Your stomach
Your trachea
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What does your nose do to the air as it goes to the lungs?
All answers are correct
Filters it
Moistens it
Warms it
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What is the name of the thin layer of tissue on the inside of your nose called?
Mucous membrane
Nasal cavity
Septum
Cilia
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The mucus in your nose works with your hair to trap what?
Water
Dust and germs
Air
All answers are correct
Toxic gases
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What is the part of your nose that senses the smells around you?
Trachea
Bronchial Tube
Olfactory Epithelium
Nostrils
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What is the inability to perceive odor called?
Edema
Anemia
Antihistamine
Anosmia
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The brain lobe responsible for smell is the...
Occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
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These are the tiny hairs inside your nose.
Nostrils
Nasal Cavities
Septum
Cilia
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How does the cilia move foreign bodies such as dust and bacteria?
They wave back and forth
They vibrate
They push and pull
They jump up and down
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True or False: Our sense of smell is different from the other four senses in how it is connected in the brain.
The sense of smell is connected to a more ancient part of the brain, which explains why it sometimes causes vivid memories to surface.
True
False
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