Human Senses Quiz (Quiz: ABC Science)

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Human Senses Quiz

We interpret our world through sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. Take our quiz to find out how much you know about your senses.

Question 1 1. Photoreceptors in the eye called rods are important for…

a) Night vision and central vision
b) Colour vision and peripheral vision
c) Night vision and peripheral vision
d) Colour vision and central vision

Question 2 2. In most cases, people who are colourblind can’t discriminate between which colours?

a) Blue and green
b) Red and green
c) Yellow and green
d) All colours

Question 3 3. As we age we are less likely to hear…

a) Very high frequency sounds
b) Very low frequency sounds
c) Both very high and very low frequency sounds
d) All sounds

Question 4 4. Conductive hearing loss can be caused by…

a) Ear infections
b) Loss of the small hairs in the cochlear
c) Nerve damage
d) Loud noise

Question 5 5. Which part of the brain processes smell?

a) Olfactory cortex
b) Amygdala
c) Olfactory bulb
d) All of the above

Question 6 6. If you have hypersomia you…

a) Can’t smell anything
b) Often detect strange smells
c) Have an acute sense of smell
d) Smell things differently to how they should smell

Question 7 7. Taste buds that detect sweetness are located…

a) At the front of the tongue
b) At the back of the tongue
c) On the sides of the tongue
d) All over the tongue

Question 8 8. Umami receptors on your taste buds detect what kind of flavour?

a) Savoury
b) Salty
c) Bitter
d) Spicy

Question 9 9. Nocioception describes the ability to feel:

a) Different textures
b) Pain
c) Temperature
d) Body position

Question 10 10. Your ability to detect an object in your handbag without looking at it is called…

a) Visualisation
b) Tactile special acuity
c) Texture perception
d) Stereognosis

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