WAEC Biology 2015 Objective — Question 17

Question 17 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Biology 2015 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

A person had an accident that affected the skull but not the nose and later lost the sense of smell. The accident must have affected the

A. nose by extension
B. olfactory lobes of the brainCorrect
C. passages from the nose to the brain
D. part of the skull near the nose

Explanation

The olfactory lobes of the brain are the part connected with the perception of smell; damage to them (rather than the nose itself) would cause loss of smell.

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